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William Beverley (1763-1823)
Artist: John Hesselius
Date: 1768
William Beverley was the son of Robert Beverley (ca. 1740-1800) and Maria Carter Beverley (1744-1815) of Blandfield.
Dimensions: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.96 cm.)
The portrait shows a little boy with curly blonde hair wearing a red suit. He has a black ribbon tied around his neck and his suit has silver buttons. He stands outdoors in a landscape pointing to distant water with his right hand. A cliff appears on the left side of the canvas. He is turned three-quarters to his left. According to the Frick Art Reference Library, the portrait is dated 1768 on the left side.
See: FARL
Family: Beverley
Location: Blandfield Plantation
Decade: 1760s
Attributes: shirt ruffleschildboylandscapethree-quarteroutdoorsred jacketred waistcoatribbonsilver buttons
Credits: Private collection. Photograph by William McKillop, courtesy of the Frick Art Reference Library.