William Verstille (c. 1757 – 1803)[1] was an American artist who worked in Boston,[2] Philadelphia[3] and New York. He specialized in portraits. Examples of his artwork reside in the collections of the Harvard Art Museum, Massachusetts Historical Society, Metropolitan Museum of Art,[4] Museum of Fine Arts Boston,[5] New York Historical Society, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Smithsonian,[6] and Yale University.
References
edit- ^ Deaths. Boston Gazette, Dec. 8, 1803
- ^ "William Verstille, miniature painter ... Tremont Street, directly opposite the mansion house of Patrick Jeffrey. ... Specimens of Mr. V.'s performance may be seen ... at the book-store of messrs. West & Greenleaf, Cornhill." Independent Chronicle and the Universal Advertiser; Date: From Monday, August 31, -to Thursday, September 3, 1801
- ^ Independent Gazetteer.; Date: 10-18-1783
- ^ Metropolitan Museum of Art (October 2006). "William Verstille: George Henry Remsen (68.222.10)". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York.
- ^ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- ^ Smithsonian
Further reading
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- William Dunlap (1918), History of the rise and progress of the arts of design in the United States, Boston: C.E. Goodspeed & co., OL 7047620M
- Theodore Bolton (1921), Early American portrait painters in miniature, New York: F. F. Sherman, OCLC 2100044, OL 6639319M
- Accounts of William Verstille. Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin 25, Jan. 1960
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G.H. Remsen by Verstille (Metropolitan Museum of Art) -
Unidentified man by Verstille -
S.H. Ward by Verstille -
Unidentified man by Verstille -
Mrs. Moses B. Russell by Verstille
