William Verstille Explained

William Verstille (1757 – 1803)^[1] was an American artist who worked in Boston,^[2] Philadelphia^[3] 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,^[4] Museum of Fine Arts Boston,^[5] New York Historical Society, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Smithsonian,^[6] and Yale University.

Further reading

• • • Accounts of William Verstille. Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin 25, Jan. 1960

Notes and References

1. Deaths. Boston Gazette, Dec. 8, 1803
2. "William Verstille, miniature painter ... Tremont Street, directly opposite the mansion house of Patrick Jeffrey. ... Specimens of Mr. V.'s performance may be seen ... at the book-store of messrs. West & Greenleaf, Cornhill." Independent Chronicle and the Universal Advertiser; Date: From Monday, August 31, -to Thursday, September 3, 1801
3. Independent Gazetteer.; Date: 10-18-1783
4. Web site: William Verstille: George Henry Remsen (68.222.10) . Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History . New York . Metropolitan Museum of Art . October 2006 .
5. http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/john-pedrick-3rd-33473 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
6. http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=5145 Smithsonian