Christian Gullager
Christian Gullager (1759–1826) was an artist specializing in portraits and theatrical scenery in the late 18th century; he worked in Boston, Massachusetts,[1] New York, and Philadelphia. Born in Copenhagen, he trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In America, portrait subjects included president George Washington.[2] He designed scenery for Boston's Federal Street Theatre.[3][4]
Gullager created portraits of:
- Joseph Ball
- Captain Offin Boardman, about 1787[5]
- Benjamin Greenleaf Boardman, about 1787[5]
- Sarah Greenleaf Boardman (Mrs. Offin Boardman) ca.1787[5]
- Reverend Eli Forbes
- John May (1748–1812), 1789[6]
- David Plumer
- Mary Sargent Plumer (Mrs. David Plumer)
- Elizabeth Sewall Salisbury (Mrs. Samuel Salisbury), 1789[5]
- Martha Saunders Salisbury (Mrs. Nicholas Salisbury), 1789[5]
- Stephen Salisbury, 1789[5]
- Daniel Waldo (1724–1808), 1789[5]
- Rebecca Salisbury Waldo (Mrs. Daniel Waldo), 1789[5]
- George Washington, 1789[5]
- Abigail Leonard West (1796–1879), c. 1796[6]
- David West, Jr. (1790–1825), c. 1796[6]
- David West, Sr. (1765–1810), c. 1796[6]
- Jeremiah Williams, ca.1780[7]
- Mathilda Davis Williams, ca.1791[7]
Image gallery
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George Washington, 1789
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Elizabeth Sewall Salisbury (Mrs. Samuel Salisbury), 1789 (Worcester Art Museum)
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Design by Gullager for the Massachusetts Magazine; engraving by Samuel Hill, ca.1790
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Mathilda Davis Williams, ca.1791 (Smithsonian)
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Jeremiah Williams c. 1780
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Advertisement for Gullager's "drawing academy," "at his house on Tremont Hill," Boston, 1792
References
- ↑ Boston Directory, 1789
- ↑ Herald of Freedom, Nov. 11, 1789
- ↑ Polar Star (Boston), Jan. 25, 1797
- ↑ Philadelphia Gazette, June 17, 1796
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Worcester Art Museum. Christian Gullager (1759–1826). Retrieved 2010-07
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 American Antiquarian Society. Portraits at the American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved 2010-07
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Smithsonian American Art Museum. Gullager. Retrieved 2010-07
Further reading
- Christian Gullager, 1759–1826, Worcester Art Museum, June 18–September 6, 1949.
- Christian Gullager: Portrait Painter to Federal America, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., April 23–September 20, 1976.
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- Historic New England. Gullager's portrait of Reverend Eli Forbes.
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