biographie de Charles C. WOOD (1792-1856)

Profession: Painter

Comments: Painter of two watercolors depicting the perilous situation" of the U.S. Frigate Macedonian in a North Atlantic hurricane, September 27, 1818. Wood, who made drawings on the spot, may have been a member of the ship's company.

Sources: G&W; Portfolio (June 1952), 235, repros."