Portrait of Elizabeth Chew Smith
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
John Hesselius
American1728–1778
About
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. 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.
Notable works
Portrait of the Reverend Dr. Samuel Finley
at Indianapolis Museum of Art
Portrait of Mrs. Matthew Tilghman (Anna Lloyd, 1724–1794) and Her Daughter, Anna Maria (1755–1843)
at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Philip Francis
at Cincinnati Art Museum
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
at National Portrait Gallery
Brigadier General John Dent
at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Works in the collection
6 works
Portrait of Elizabeth Chew Smith
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Portrait of the Reverend Dr. Samuel Finley
at Indianapolis Museum of Art
Portrait of Mrs. Matthew Tilghman (Anna Lloyd, 1724–1794) and Her Daughter, Anna Maria (1755–1843)
at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Philip Francis
at Cincinnati Art Museum
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
at National Portrait Gallery
Brigadier General John Dent
at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
More by John Hesselius in institutions
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, United States
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
National Portrait Gallery
Washington, D.C., United States
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
Cincinnati Art Museum
Eden Park, United States
