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About John Hesselius
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.
Everything about John Hesselius →- Occupation
- painter
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1728
- Died
- April 9, 1778