Mrs. Richard Galloway, 1764
Artist in the Global Art Registry
John Hesselius
1728–1778 · American
- Born
- 1728 · Philadelphia
- Died
- 1778
7 works in the Collect24 Registry
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John Hesselius was an American portrait painter who worked mostly in Virginia and Maryland. He was the son of the Swedish-born portraitist Gustavus Hesselius and painted portraits of wealthy politicians and planters in Colonial Maryland.
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John Hesselius (1728 – April 9, 1778) was an American portrait painter who worked mostly in Virginia and Maryland. He was the son of the Swedish-born portraitist Gustavus Hesselius. He painted the portraits of many wealthy politicians and planters in Colonial Maryland, making him a successful and wealthy individual; at his death in 1778 he left a substantial estate of land and slaves.
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Selected registered works by John Hesselius
Selected from 7 works by John Hesselius in the Collect24 Registry.
John Hesselius
Mrs. Richard Galloway, 1764
Oil on canvas
93.3 × 76.2 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-138810
John Hesselius
Mrs. Richard Brown, ca. 1760
oil on canvas
76.6 × 63.8 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-137585
John Hesselius
Rev. Richard Brown, ca. 1760
oil on canvas
76.5 × 63.7 cm
Smithsonian American Art Museum
C24-136531
John Hesselius
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, c. 1760-70
Oil on canvas
126 × 100.5 cm
National Portrait Gallery
C24-121229
John Hesselius
Colonel William Allen, 1756
oil paint
Detroit Institute of Arts
C24-462116
John Hesselius
Mrs. William Carmichael, 1764–78
Oil on canvas
68 × 53.3 cm
Art Institute of Chicago
C24-107016
John Hesselius
Mrs. William Allen, 1756
oil paint
Detroit Institute of Arts
C24-462113
Museums and collections
Where works by John Hesselius are registered
- Detroit Institute of Arts
United States
2 works
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
2 works
- Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
1 work
- National Portrait Gallery
Washington, D.C., United States
1 work
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
1 work
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