A Gentleman and Lady in a Landscape (Conversation Piece)
Paintings
William Williams of Norwich (Artist)
United Kingdom, Europe
1775
Oil paint; Canvas
Painted
1958.1732
Object Number1958.1732 |
Painting (Portrait)
A Gentleman and Lady in a Landscape (Conversation Piece)
Paintings
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
William Williams of Norwich (Artist)
c.1735-1797
United Kingdom, Europe
1775
1. Signature; Lower left; Wm Williams Pinxt./ 1775
Genre scene; Portrait; Landscape
Oil paint; Canvas
Painted
33 (H) , 38.9 (W)
83.9 (H) , 98.9 (W)
Frame H: 38.6 in. (98.0 cm). Frame W: 44.3 in. (112.5 cm). Frame D: 1.5 in. (3.9 cm). H at left. W at bottom.
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[Book] Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 33, pp. 60-61.
[Article] Richardson, Edgar P. 1972 "William Williams - A dissenting Opinion". American Art Journal. 4 (1): 5-23.
• See pp. 21-22.
[Article] Sweeney, John A. H. 11//1971 Paintings in the Winterthur Collection. Antiques. 100 (5): 758-767.
• Published as fig. no. 9, p. 766.
[Article] Gerdts, William H. 1958 The Reattributions, William Williams, Imaginary Landscape. The Museum. 10 (1): 12-18.
• Painting is mentioned in the article as are the Hall brother paintings
[Article] Flexner, James Thomas. 11//1944 "The Amazing William Williams, Author, Teacher, Musician, Stage Designer, Castaway". Magazine of Art. p. 277ff.
• see p. 245