GAUL

gaul, gilbert william (1855- ), american artist, was born in jersey city, new jersey, on the 31st of march 1855. he was a pupil of j.g. brown and l.e. wilmarth, and he became a painter of military pictures, portraying incidents of the american civil war. he was elected an associate of the national academy of design in 1880, and in 1882 a full academician, and in the latter year became a member of the society of american artists. his important works include: "charging the battery," "news from home," "cold comfort on the outpost," "silenced," "on the look-out," and "guerillas returning from a raid."