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Painting (Portrait)
William Verstille
William Johnston
1763-1764
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Johnston (Artist)
Place of Origin
Wethersfield; Connecticut; Hartford; Connecticut River Valley; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
- Tulip poplar
Museum Object Number
1958.2535
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1958.2535
Object Name
Painting (Portrait)
Title
William Verstille
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
William Johnston (Artist)
Place of Origin
Wethersfield; Connecticut; Hartford; Connecticut River Valley; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably Wethersfield.
Date
1763-1764
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
- Tulip poplar
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
35.4 (H) x 27.9 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
89.9 (H) x 70.8 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher.
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. 22, pp. 38-9.Book: Carbone, Teresa A. 2006 American Paintings in the Brooklyn Museum: Artists Born by 1876. 2.
• For additional information on the artist, see pp. 718-720.