David Claypoole Johnston

David Claypoole Johnston
Self-portrait by D.C. Johnston, ca.1830
Born(1799-03-25)March 25, 1799
Died(1865-10-08)October 8, 1865
NationalityAmerican
Known forcartoonist

David Claypoole Johnston (25 March 1799 8 November 1865) was a 19th-century American cartoonist, printmaker, painter, and actor from Boston, Massachusetts. He was the first natively trained American to master all the various graphic arts processes of lithography, etching, metal plate engraving, and wood engraving.