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John Hesselius
American, 1728–1778
John Hesselius was an American Rococo painting painter. 11 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Fine Arts Boston. John Hesselius was born in Philadelphia.
John Hesselius was an American portrait painter who worked mostly in Virginia and Maryland. He was the son of the Swedish-born portraitist Gustavus Hesselius. He painted the portraits of many wealthy politicians and planters in Colonial Maryland, making him a successful and wealthy individual; at his death in 1778 he left a substantial estate of land and slaves.
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