Art Institute of Chicago
Richard Bill
John Smibert (American, born Scotland, 1688–1751)
- Date
- 1733
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Culture
- Boston
- Department
- Arts of the Americas
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
The Scottish-born painter John Smibert studied in London and Italy before settling in Boston in 1728. His skills as a trained formal portraitist were in great demand among the wealthy and powerful colonists in Boston. Richard Bill was a prosperous merchant and politically involved citizen. Smibert depicted him dressed in fashionable costume and standing next to a writing table. A large ship is visible through the window in the background. These details hint at Bill’s success and prestige.
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- Object type
- AAT300033618
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