Historical Sketches of Kentucky by Lewis Collins, Maysville, KY. and J. A.
& U. P. James, Cincinnati, 1847. Volume 1. Reprinted 1968.  Fayette
County. Artists of Kentucky, page 622.

GEN. SAMUEL W. PRICE is one of the most promising resident painters
Lexington has had since Jouett.  He is a son of the late Daniel B. Price,
of Nicholasville, Ky., and was a pupil of the lamented Oliver Frazer.  His
first effort, at the age of seventeen, was a portrait of "Old King
Solomon," the unterrified grave-digger during the cholera of '33, and long
one of the "institutions" of Lexington.  This picture merits the celebrity
it has attained.  Another early picture is a fine portrait of Postmaster
Ficklin.  The portrait of President Fillmore, in the Phoenix Hotel
dining-room, by Price, was painted in 1855.  One of his most successful
efforts is a large picture [of] Gen. George H. Thomas, which has become
extensively known.  Mr. Price has received letters highly complimenting
his work from both Mr. Fillmore and Gen. Thomas.  A striking likeness of
Judge Robertson must not be forgotten.  Latterly, Gen. Price has attempted
composition pictures, and with marked success.  The "Night before the
Battle of Chickamauga," the "Young Artist," and "Caught Napping," indicate
the latitude, as well as the superiority of his talents.  He has reflected
honor upon the art history of his state.

Price Frazer Ficklin Fillmore Robertson Thomas
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Nicholasville-Jessamine-KY

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