David Edward Cronin
David Edward Cronin, also known by his pseudonym Seth Eyland, was an American painter, illustrator and journalist.
Cronin was born in Greenwich, New York. He was a childhood friend of President Chester A. Arthur. After studying the arts in Troy, New York, he moved to New York City in 1855. He spent the years from 1857 in Europe, where he probably studied for one year at the Kunstakademie Dsseldorf. He is considered a member of the Dsseldorf school of painting. Cronin returned to the U.S. in 1860, joined the army and worked for Harpers Magazine.
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