1958.1732 Painting, Portrait
  • 1958.1732 Painting, Portrait
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Painting (Portrait)

  • Title:

    A Gentleman and Lady in a Landscape (Conversation Piece)

  • Category:

    Paintings

  • Creator (Role):

    William Williams of Norwich (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

    United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1775

  • Materials:

    Oil paint; Canvas

  • Techniques:

    Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.1732


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Object Number

1958.1732

Object Name

Painting (Portrait)

Title

A Gentleman and Lady in a Landscape (Conversation Piece)

Category

Paintings

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Williams of Norwich (Artist)
c.1735-1797

Place of Origin

United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1775

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Lower left; Wm Williams Pinxt./ 1775

Subjects

Genre scene; Portrait; Landscape

Materials

Oil paint; Canvas

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

33 (H) , 38.9 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

83.9 (H) , 98.9 (W)

Measurement Notes

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.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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