McIlworth was born in Scotland around 1720;[2] his father was the painter Andrew McIlwraith, and his mother Anne was the daughter of portraitist William Mosman [it]. When he emigrated to America, he is known to have been in New York City by 1757, and advertising his work (as "Andrew McElworth") in local papers by 1758. Five years after moving to New York, he left in search of more commissions, settling in Schenectady and painting a number of prominent locals, as well as residents of Albany. He married Anna Statia (or Anastasia) Willet of New Jersey in October, 1760; the pair are believed to have lived in Westchester County for some while, and had a number of children before her death in 1766.
McIlworth's influence has been discerned in the work of another colonial New York painter, John Mare, but the nature of their relationship is unknown.
thomas, mcilworth, 1720, 1769, colonial, american, portraitist, mainly, active, area, around, schenectady, york, william, johnson, 1763, based, lost, portrait, john, bradstreet, 1764, canvas, national, portrait, gallery, this, article, needs, additional, citat. Thomas McIlworth c 1720 c 1769 was a colonial American portraitist 2 mainly active in the area around Schenectady New York Sir William Johnson in 1763 based on a lost portrait by Thomas McIlworth 1 John Bradstreet c 1764 oil on canvas in the National Portrait Gallery This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Thomas McIlworth news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message McIlworth was born in Scotland around 1720 2 his father was the painter Andrew McIlwraith and his mother Anne was the daughter of portraitist William Mosman it When he emigrated to America he is known to have been in New York City by 1757 and advertising his work as Andrew McElworth in local papers by 1758 Five years after moving to New York he left in search of more commissions settling in Schenectady and painting a number of prominent locals as well as residents of Albany He married Anna Statia or Anastasia Willet of New Jersey in October 1760 the pair are believed to have lived in Westchester County for some while and had a number of children before her death in 1766 McIlworth s influence has been discerned in the work of another colonial New York painter John Mare but the nature of their relationship is unknown References edit Flexner James Thomas 1959 Mohawk Baronet A Biography of Sir William Johnson Syracuse University Press p 292 ISBN 978 0 8156 0239 2 a b Bielinski Stefan Thomas McIlworth New York State Museum Retrieved 9 July 2016 External links editBiography at the New York State Museum site nbsp This article about a British painter born in the 18th century is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article about a painter from Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas McIlworth amp oldid 1194246342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
