Late 19th Century Edwin T. Billings Portrait Attributed Oil on Canvas, Quarter Length Portrait of a Woman, Framed

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EDWIN T. BILLINGS (AMERICAN 1824-1893) PORTRAIT

Attributed oil on canvas, quarter length portrait of a woman, 27 x 22 inches, … Read more EDWIN T. BILLINGS (AMERICAN 1824-1893) PORTRAIT

Attributed oil on canvas, quarter length portrait of a woman, 27 x 22 inches, in gold leaf wooden frame, 30.5 x 25.5 inches

Condition Report: very good overall

Artist Biography

Billings was born November 20, 1824, to wheelwright Ira Billings and Eunice Tryon of Massachusetts. He lived in Montgomery, Alabama, intermittently c. 1850-1859; and in Worcester, Massachusetts, c. 1854-1856. He "first visited Worcester in 1854. Billings painted several important Worcester residents, including John Davis and Stephen Salisbury. His work hung in many public buildings including the Worcester County Courthouse and Mechanics Hall."

He moved to Boston in the 1860s, working in the Studio Building on Tremont Street c. 1864-1891] In the 1874 exhibition of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Billings showed several paintings, including "Child and Kitten," and "Children and Rabbits." His work also appeared in the 1887 National Academy of Design exhibit. See less