# Edward Hicks

American, 1780–1849; born in Langhorne, Pennsylvania; died in Newtown, Pennsylvania

Hicks was a Quaker minister in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who earned his living as a coach and sign painter. He is best known for the Peaceable Kingdom, a subject drawn from Isaiah’s prophecy of animals lying down together, which he painted more than sixty times, often with William Penn’s treaty with the Lenape in the background. The pictures reflect his faith and the divisions within his own Quaker community. He also painted farm scenes and historical subjects.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

5 works in the collection.

- [The Falls of Niagara](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-falls-of-niagara-met-11080), Edward Hicks, ca. 1825. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Peaceable Kingdom](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/peaceable-kingdom-met-11081), Edward Hicks, ca. 1830–32. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [The Grave of William Penn](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-grave-of-william-penn-nga-59905), Edward Hicks, c. 1847/1848. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [The Landing of Columbus](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-landing-of-columbus-nga-59906), Edward Hicks, c. 1837. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Portrait of a Child](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-a-child-nga-59907), Edward Hicks, c. 1840. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.