File:Portrait, William Byrd III, John Hesselius.jpg

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Summary

Artist

John Hesselius (1728–1778)
Alternative names	Johan Hesselius; Johann Hesselius
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	1728	9 April 1778
Location of birth	Philadelphia
Authority file	: Q5804007 VIAF: 95810647 ISNI: 0000000067919821 ULAN: 500021014 LCCN: n2004074050 RKD: 38069 WorldCat

Object type

painting

Description

English: William Byrd III, the wealthy heir of Westover plantation, stands for an oil portrait by eighteenth-century artist John Hesselius. The artist includes a horse in the background of the portrait. Byrd imported horses from England and gambled on high stakes horse races. According to the 1813 will drawn up by Byrd's widow, Mary Willing Byrd, this painting was hung "in the passage" at Westover.

Date

18^th century

Medium

oil on canvas

Collection

Virginia Historical Society

	Location	Richmond
	Coordinates	37° 33′ 23.04″ N, 77° 28′ 28.92″ W
	Established	1831
	Website	http://www.vahistorical.org/
	Authority file	: Q7934315 VIAF: 139549974 ISNI: 0000000110126326 LCCN: n80037839 SUDOC: 165801662 NKC: kn20091208005 WorldCat

Source/Photographer

Encyclopedia Virginia. Courtesy of the Virginia Historical Society.

Licensing

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File usage

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William Byrd III

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Usage on cy.wikipedia.org
- Charles City, Virginia
Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
- William Byrd III
Usage on nl.wikipedia.org
- John Hesselius
Usage on ru.wikipedia.org
- Бэрд, Уильям III
Usage on www.wikidata.org
- Q8006241