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Portrait painter, Miniature painter, b. 1759 - d. 1823

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    • Attributed to William Joseph Williams. Portraits, oil
      Jun. 14, 2024

      Attributed to William Joseph Williams. Portraits, oil

      Est: $600 - $800

      (American, 1759-1823) A pair of portraits depicting a man and wife, unsigned, oils on canvas, attribution attached on stretcher on verso, 29 1/2 x 25 in., framed size both, 38 x 32 1/2 in.

      Alex Cooper
    • Att. to William Joseph Williams (1759 - 1823) Pair of Portraits
      Apr. 21, 2024

      Att. to William Joseph Williams (1759 - 1823) Pair of Portraits

      Est: $500 - $1,000

      A pair of matching portraits of a husband and wife, unsigned and in matching original gilt gesso frames. With old Newman Galleries tag verso.  Dimensions: each is 30" x 25", the frames 38" x 33".  Provenance: Property from a Philadelphia Main Line Collection. 

      Locati LLC
    • William Joseph Williams (1759-1823) A Portrait of George Washington, circa 1821
      May. 02, 2023

      William Joseph Williams (1759-1823) A Portrait of George Washington, circa 1821

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      William Joseph Williams (1759-1823) A Portrait of George Washington, circa 1821 Signed "J. Williams," with the inscription "This drawing of the President was drawn by me with the consent of his Excellency from 3 sittings, 1794," pastel on paper, framed. (23 1/2 in.  x 17 1/2 in.) Provenance A private Virginia collection. Note It is believed that this portrait dates to the 19th century. William Williams, a portrait and miniature painter, was born in New York and worked in that city as well as Philadelphia, Charleston, South Carolina and Newbern, North Carolina. He is best known for his two portraits of George Washington in Masonic Regalia, one oil on canvas, the other pastel on paper. In 1821, upon converting to Catholicism, the artist changed his name to Joseph Williams. Mended tear upper left side, scattered foxing, toning

      Freeman's | Hindman
    • WILLIAM JOSEPH WILLIAMS (American, 1759-1823). PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, oil on canvas.
      Jun. 20, 2010

      WILLIAM JOSEPH WILLIAMS (American, 1759-1823). PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, oil on canvas.

      Est: $200,000 - $300,000

      WILLIAM JOSEPH WILLIAMS (American, 1759-1823). PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, oil on canvas - Framed, 29 1/4 in. x 24 3/8 in.

      Sloans & Kenyon
    • WILLIAM JOSEPH WILLIAMS (American, (1759 - 1823). Portrait of George Washington, oil on canvas.
      Nov. 11, 2007

      WILLIAM JOSEPH WILLIAMS (American, (1759 - 1823). Portrait of George Washington, oil on canvas.

      Est: $250,000 - $350,000

      WILLIAM JOSEPH WILLIAMS (American, (1759 - 1823). Portrait of George Washington, oil on canvas - 29 1/4 in. x 24 3/8 in.

      Sloans & Kenyon
    • POSSIBLY WILLIAM WILLIAMS (1759-1823)*
      Jan. 15, 2004

      POSSIBLY WILLIAM WILLIAMS (1759-1823)*

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      Portrait of a Girl in a Blue Dress pastel on paper 15 X 11 1/4 in.

      Christie's
    • WILLIAM WILLIAMS (1759-1823)*
      Oct. 12, 2001

      WILLIAM WILLIAMS (1759-1823)*

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      A Pair of Portraits of a Man and Woman, Dr. Huggesford and Elizabeth Huggesford attached on reverse of woman, Elizabeth Huggesford/aged 53 years/Painted February 27th 1783 pastel on paper 203/4x143/4in. each (2) NOTES William Joseph Williams was born in New York City in 1759, where he worked as a portrait and miniature painter from 1779 to 1792. From 1793 until 1807, Williams worked in Philadelphia and as far south as South Carolina and New Bern, North Carolina, until 1807 when he returned to New York City. Williams spent the last five years of his life in New Bern, where he died in 1823. See Groce and Wallace, Dictionary of Artists in America (New Haven, 1957), p. 691.

      Christie's
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