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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, …
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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, 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.
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- Dimensions
- 25.5ʺW × 3ʺD × 35.5ʺH
- Styles
- American Classical
- Art Subjects
- Portrait
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Canvas
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Restored, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Condition Report: very good overall, painting was professionally cleaned. Frame and mounting in excellent condition. Condition Report: very good overall, painting was professionally cleaned. Frame and mounting in excellent condition. less
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