Elisha Taylor Baker

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Elisha Taylor Baker
Elisha Taylor Baker Self Portrait, 1889.
Born	Elisha Taylor Baker (1827-02-17)February 17, 1827 New York City, US
Died	August 21, 1890(1890-08-21) (aged 63) Orange, Connecticut, US
Resting place	Colchester, Connecticut, US
Known for	marine art
Style	portraitist, luminist
Spouse	Adelaide Brigg

Elisha Taylor Baker (February 17, 1827 – August 21, 1890) was an American marine artist from New York City. He was a ship portraitist, luminist and landscape painter. Baker painted full-rigged ships, yachts, steamboats and schooners. His works are in the art collections of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the Mariners' Museum and Park, and the Mystic Seaport Museum.^{[1][better source needed]}