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The Scottish-born painter John Smibert studied in London and Italy before settling in Boston in 1728. His skills as a trained formal portraitist were in great demand among the wealthy and powerful colonists in Boston. Richard Bill was a prosperous merchant and politically involved citizen. Smibert depicted him dressed in fashionable costume and standing next to a writing table. A large ship is visible through the window in the background. These details hint at Bill’s success and prestige.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 102 × 127 Cm |
| Tags | fashionpeopleportraits |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Ledyard Bill, ed., <em>History of the Bill Family</em>
Ledyard Bill, ed., History of the Bill Family (New York, 1867).
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by descent to either his daughter, Sarah Henshaw (1736–1822), or his son Joshua Henshaw (1746–1823), 1777
by descent to either his daughter, Sarah Henshaw (1736–1822), or his son Joshua Henshaw (1746–1823), 1777
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Commissioned from the artist by the sitter (1685–1757), Boston, Mar....
Commissioned from the artist by the sitter (1685–1757), Boston, Mar. 1733 [The Notebook of John Smibert, p. 91]
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by descent through the line of either their cousin Elizabeth Bass Henshaw (1737–1787) or cousin David Henshaw (1744–1808) to Andrew Henshaw Ward (1784–1864) and Sarah Henshaw Ward (1787–1863), Newton, MA, 1822 or 1823 [according to Lovell, ...
by descent through the line of either their cousin Elizabeth Bass Henshaw (1737–1787) or cousin David Henshaw (1744–1808) to Andrew Henshaw Ward (1784–1864) and Sarah Henshaw Ward (1787–1863), Newton, MA, 1822 or 1823 [according to Lovell, Art in a Season of Revolution, pp. 134, 298]
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by descent to his son-in-law, Joshua Henshaw (1703–1777), Boston, 1757
by descent to his son-in-law, Joshua Henshaw (1703–1777), Boston, 1757
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John C. Eastberg et al., <em>Layton's Legacy: A Historic American Art Collection, 1888–2013</em>, exh. cat.
John C. Eastberg et al., Layton's Legacy: A Historic American Art Collection, 1888–2013, exh. cat. (Layton Art Collection, Inc./Milwaukee Art Museum/The University of Wisconsin Press, 2013).
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Margaretta M. Lovell, <em>Art in a Season of Revolution: Painters, Artisans, and Patrons in Early America</em>
Margaretta M. Lovell, Art in a Season of Revolution: Painters, Artisans, and Patrons in Early America (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2005), 116 (ill.).
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/4071/two-centuries-of-american-art-1750-1950"><em>Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950</em></a>, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960...
Art Institute of Chicago, Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960, no cat. [downloadable checklist available].
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<em>Art Digest</em>, Aug. 1, 1948, 9.
Art Digest, Aug. 1, 1948, 9.
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Providence, Rhode Island School of Design, <em>Old and New England</em>, 1945, cat. 47.
Providence, Rhode Island School of Design, Old and New England, 1945, cat. 47.
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sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1944.
sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1944.
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sold to Vose Galleries, Boston, Apr....
sold to Vose Galleries, Boston, Apr. 30, 1943
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sold to M....
sold to M. Knoedler & Co., New York, Dec. 3, 1943
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by descent to her husband Warren Bailey Potter Weeks (1858–1943), Boston, 1928
by descent to her husband Warren Bailey Potter Weeks (1858–1943), Boston, 1928
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Frank W. Bayley, <em>Five Colonial Artists of New England: Joseph Badger, Joseph Blackburn, John Singleton Copley, Robert Feke, John Smibert</em>
Frank W. Bayley, Five Colonial Artists of New England: Joseph Badger, Joseph Blackburn, John Singleton Copley, Robert Feke, John Smibert (Boston, 1929), 5 (ill.).
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by descent to her daughter Gertrude Carruth Washburn Weeks (1861–1928), Boston, 1919
by descent to her daughter Gertrude Carruth Washburn Weeks (1861–1928), Boston, 1919
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by descent to their granddaughter Sarah Henshaw Carruth Washburn (1836–1919), Newton Corner, MA, 1864 [<em>History of the Bill Family</em>, pp....
by descent to their granddaughter Sarah Henshaw Carruth Washburn (1836–1919), Newton Corner, MA, 1864 [History of the Bill Family, pp. 110–111]
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Judith A. Barter, et al., <em>American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I</em>
Judith A. Barter, et al., American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998), 58–60, no. 9.
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Richard H. Saunders, <em>John Smibert: Colonial America’s First Portrait Painter</em>
Richard H. Saunders, John Smibert: Colonial America’s First Portrait Painter (Yale University Press, 1995), 179, cat. 83 (ill, pl. 22).
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David L. Evans, John F. Kerslake, and Andrew Oliver, <em>The Notebook of John Smibert</em>
David L. Evans, John F. Kerslake, and Andrew Oliver, The Notebook of John Smibert (Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1969).
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