John Izard Middleton

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Birth: Aug. 13, 1785 Saint Andrews (Charleston County) Charleston County South Carolina, USA Death: Oct. 5, 1849 Paris City of Paris Île-de-France, France

Archaeologist, Author and Artist. He was the son of Arthur Middleton a signer of the Declaration of Independence and was educated at Cambridge, England the same school as his father. Middleton's water color painting of the "Roman Remains" painted about 1825 sold at auction in 2009 for a new world record price of $100,800.00 for a watercolor painting. His work as an archaeologist on the Grecian Remains in Italy and other locations was the first contribution made by an American to the knowledge of classical antiquity. He was the husband of Eliza Augusta de Palazieux Falconet who died in Europe in 1832 and was buried there.

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Parents:

 Arthur Middleton (1742 - 1787)

 Mary Izard Middleton (1747 - 1814)

Siblings:

 Henry Middleton (1770 - 1846)*

 Emma Philadelphia Middleton Izard (1776 - 1813)*

 Isabella Johannes Middleton Huger (1780 - 1865)*

 Septima S Middleton Rutledge (1783 - 1865)*

 John Izard Middleton (1785 - 1849)

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Burial: Middleton Place Gardens and Tomb Charleston Dorchester County South Carolina, USA

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