Artists

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Williams, Williamnotes
William Williams (1727 – 27 April 1791)[1] was an English/American painter. He was born in Bristol, England. His family is believed to have originated in Caerphilly, Wales just across the Severn River from Bristol. He began living in Philadelphia around 1747 after time at sea. In Philadelphia he was instrumental in building America's first...
1727 - 1791Alexander Lusher05/15/2012
Pillement, Follower of Jean-Baptiste 1727 - 1808Anonymous03/30/2012
Hesselius, Johnnotes
John Hesselius (1728–1778) was a portraitist who worked mostly in Virginia and Maryland. He was the son of the Swedish-born portraitist Gustavus Hesselius. Background John Hesselius was most likely born in Philadelphia, where his father owned a house to satisfy clients. Claims that he was born in Prince Georges County, Maryland are unfounded,...
1728 - 1778Anonymous04/05/2012
The Gansevoort Limnernotes
The designation "Gansevoort Limner" was given to the unkown painter of a stylistically coherent group of portraits depicting members of the Gansevoort family. The majority of his sitters were children, and several of his portraits are inscribed in either Dutch or Latin. Mary Black has identified The Gansevoort Limner as Pieter Vanderlyn, which some...
Born 1730Anonymous04/12/2012
Durand, Johnnotes
John Durand's birth and death dates are unknown, and only a few of his portraits are signed and dated. The sketchy chronology of his life is based on these few signed works, as well as on account book entries and information about his sitters. Scholars place his first activity in Virginia in 1765, but by 1766 Durand was in New York City. In that year...
1731 -  1805Anonymous12/14/2012
Johnston, William 1732 - 1772Anonymous05/17/2012
Pratt, Matthewnotes
Matthew Pratt was born in Philadelphia in 1734. He served an apprenticeship with his uncle James Claypoole, a limner and painter, from 1749 to 1755. Pratt opened a similar business which he interrupted with a brief speculative trading voyage to Jamaica. When he returned to Philadelphia he began to paint portraits, at which he proved very...
1734 - 1805Anonymous03/31/2012
Copley, John Singletonnotes
John Singleton Copley (1738[1] – 1815) was an American painter, born presumably in Boston, Massachusetts, and a son of Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Irish. He is famous for his portrait paintings of important figures in colonial New England, depicting in particular middle-class subjects. His paintings were innovative in their tendency to...
1738 - 1815Anonymous12/27/2012
Mare, John 1739 -  1803Anonymous05/18/2012
Peale, Charles Willsonnotes
Charles Willson Peale (April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827) was an American painter, soldier and naturalist. He is best remembered for his portrait paintings of leading figures of the American Revolution, as well as establishing one of the first museums. Early life Peale was born in Chester, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, the son of Charles...
1741 - 1827Alexander Lusher05/09/2012
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