Early Life and Career Edward William J. Savage (November 26, 1761 – July 6, 1817) was an American portrait painter and engraver born in Princeton, Massachusetts. Initially, he pursued a career as a goldsmith and honed his engraving skills during an apprenticeship with a Boston line engraver—a craft that would profoundly shape his artistic vision. However, Savage’s true passion resided in painting, an endeavor he undertook without form…