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Jan 22, 2020 · January 22, 2020. "Self-Portrait" by Francis Martin Drexel. Oil on canvas, 1817. It's believed to have been painted in Dornbirn and brought with 25-year-old Francis Martin that year to America. Today, this painting can be found at Drexel University.
Francis Martin Drexel (April 7, 1792 – June 5, 1863) was an American banker and artist. He was the father of Anthony Joseph Drexel, the founder of Drexel University, and the grandfather of Katharine Drexel.
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Francis M. Drexel’s Early Years. Self-Portrait of Francis Martin Drexel, circa 1817. Purchased by The Drexel Collection (Drexel Museum). The Drexel Founding Collection. Drexel University. 2003.001.0003. A map showing Francis M. Drexel’s travel route believed to be annotated by Sarah Drexel Fell Van Rensselaer, 1914–1916.
When Francis Martin Drexel came to Philadelphia in 1817 he intended to make his living as a painter, as he had during a tumultuous youth spent avoiding French military conscription in his native Austria. Find out more about Francis M. Drexel’s early years and his travels in South America.
considered a leading exponent of Post-impressionism, Francis Martin Drexel (1792-1863) - to the extent he is remembered at all - is respected as the founder of one of America’s greatest merchant banks, Drexel & Company.
Francis Martin Drexel was married to Catherine Hookey on April 23, 1821.8 She was the daughter of one of the founders of the Holy Trinity Church, previously mentioned. This happy union was first blessed by a daughter, Mary Johanna (1823-1873), and two sons, Francis Anthony (1824-1885) and Anthony Joseph (1826-1893). But an
2 The following genealogy of the Drexel family was prepared by Herr H. Hammerle of Dornbirn from the church records there, Herr Hammerle was a descendant of the Will helm family: Jacob Drexel, -, m. Eva Womer. George Drexel,-, m. Anna M. Hamerle. Jacob Drexel, 1664, m. Katherine Diew. Francis Xavier Drexel, 1715, m. Mariana J?ssengen.
