Artist

Peter F. Rothermel

1812–1895 · born in Nescopeck · died in Linfield

Peter F. Rothermel was an American painter born in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, in 1812. He worked in Philadelphia, where he painted huge canvases of historical subjects, including the Battle of Gettysburg for the state of Pennsylvania. He died in Linfield, Pennsylvania, in 1895.