John Ward Willson, II (1819-1863), (painting).

John Ward Willson, II (1819-1863), (painting).

Sartain, John, 1808-1897, painter. (attributed to)

John Ward Willson, II (1819-1863), (painting).

29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.

"Portrait of a bearded gentleman in a black suit."

Portrait male -- Willson, John Ward, II -- Waist length

Pitcher, William Henry, Mrs., 249 East Canton Avenue, Winter Park, Florida 32789

Formerly in the collection of Willson, William Medicus, Baltimore, Maryland

Stein, Ella Willson Griffith,

John Ward Willson, II (1819-1863), was the husband of La Fayette Helene Medicus Willson, son of Rebecca Hill Willson, and father of William Medicus Willson and Ella Amelia Willson. The artist, John Sartain, lived with the Willson family and painted them at the family home, "Troy Hill," in Howard County, Maryland, near Laurel, ca. 1857.

National Society of Colonial Dames, Florida, 1989.

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