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Object
anonymous: Peter Williams (1750-1823)
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Peter Williams (1750-1823)  |
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painting |
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| Description |
Unidentified Artist, Peter Williams (1750-1823), ca. 1810-15. Oil on canvas: 25 x 20 1/4 in. ( 63.5 x 51.4 cm ) frame: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm ). New-York Historical Society, X.173. Wikipedia Loves Art at the New-York Historical Society
This photo of item # [1] at the New-York Historical Society was contributed under the team name "the_adverse_possessors" as part of the Wikipedia Loves Art project in February 2009. English: A portrait of Peter Williams, painted around 1810-1815. Born a slave in New York, Williams was an ardent Methodist and served as sexton of the John Street Methodist Church. He and his wife were freed in 1796 by the Methodist Society. Afterwards, Williams ran a shop on Liberty Street. He supported the establishment of the Zion Church for Negroes in 1801 and was one of the original trustees. |
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between circa 1810 and circa 1815 |
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United States of America |
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Art in the Christian Tradition ID: 55657 |
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Photograph
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Unidentified Artist, Peter Williams (1750-1823), ca. 1810-15. Oil on canvas: 25 x 20 1/4 in. ( 63.5 x 51.4 cm ) frame: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm ). New-York Historical Society, X.173. Wikipedia Loves Art at the New-York Historical Society
This photo of item # [2] at the New-York Historical Society was contributed under the team name "the_adverse_possessors" as part of the Wikipedia Loves Art project in February 2009. English: A portrait of Peter Williams, painted around 1810-1815. Born a slave in New York, Williams was an ardent Methodist and served as sexton of the John Street Methodist Church. He and his wife were freed in 1796 by the Methodist Society. Afterwards, Williams ran a shop on Liberty Street. He supported the establishment of the Zion Church for Negroes in 1801 and was one of the original trustees. |
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| Author | Wikipedia Loves Art participant "the_adverse_possessors" | ||
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