Wyatt Eaton, baptised Charles Wyatt Eaton, (May 6, 1849 – June 7, 1896)[1] was a Canadian-American portrait and figure painter, remembered as one of the founders of the Society of American Artists.
After his return to the United States in 1876, he painted a series of portraits of American poets for the Century magazine which were engraved by Timothy Cole (Eaton`s portrait of him is in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario).[1] He became a teacher in the Cooper Institute, and opened a studio in New York City but returned to Montreal often to paint portraits.[1] In 1880, he travelled to France and Italy.[1] He became one of the founders of the American Art Association, later the Society of American Artists, of which he was the first secretary.[2] He was also a founding member of the Society of Canadian Artists in Montreal (1867).[1] Eaton died from tuberculosis at Newport, Rhode Island on June 7, 1896.[4]
