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Painting (Portrait)
David Hall
William Williams Sr.
1766
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Williams Sr. (Artist)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Museum Object Number
1959.1333 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1333 A
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
David Hall
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
William Williams Sr. (Artist)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1766
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Lower left
Inscription: Wm. Williams 1766
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
70.875 (H) x 45.875 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
180.023 (H) x 116.523 (W)
Measurement Notes
Size by stretcher, right side and bottom.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Rather, Susan. 10//2002 "Benjamin West's Professional Endgame and the Historical Conundrum of William Williams". The William and Mary Quarterly. 59 (4)
Book: Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 24, pp. 40-1 and 43.Book: Dickason, David Howard. 1970 William Williams: Novelist and Painter of Colonial America.
Book: Carbone, Teresa A. 2006 American Paintings in the Brooklyn Museum: Artists Born by 1876. 2.
• For the portrait of Deborah Hall, see pp. 1087-1088.Article: Gerdts, William H. 1958 The Reattributions, William Williams, Imaginary Landscape. The Museum. 10 (1): 12-18.
• Portrait of William Hall, illustrated and that of David Hall describedArticle: Sawitzky, William. 07//1941 "Further light on the work of William Williams". New York Historical Society Quarterly Bulletin. 25 (3): pp. 101-112.
• Refers to portraits of William and David HallArticle: Flexner, James Thomas. 11//1944 "The Amazing William Williams, Author, Teacher, Musician, Stage Designer, Castaway". Magazine of Art. p. 277ff.
• see p. 245