Portrait of a Gentleman

William VerstilleWW-1782-333615

1782·Watercolor on ivory·1 1/2 x 1 in. (3.7 x 2.5 cm)

Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, 1992

Catalogue

Year: 1782
Medium: Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 1 in. (3.7 x 2.5 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: William Verstille

Artist

William Verstille

Painting

William Verstille was an American artist who worked in Boston, Philadelphia 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, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, New York Historical Society, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Smithsonian, and Yale University.

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