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Jeremiah Theus (April 5, 1716 - May 17, 1774) was a Swiss-born American painter, primarily of portraits. He was active mainly around Charleston, South Carolina, in which city he remained almost without competition for the bulk of his career.
Theus was born in the city of Chur, in the Swiss canton of Graubenden, and was the eldest child of Simeon and Anna Walser Thees. He was nineteen when he immigrated with his family to the Province of South Carolina, whose General Assembly had provided land grants and transport funds to encourage European Protestants to settle in the colony. Simeon Thes was given 250 acres (1.0 km2) of land along the Edisto River in what was then Orangeburgh Township, |
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Måleriet Identifieringen :: 75423 Captain John Reynolds
"Captain John Reynolds," oil on canvas, by Swiss-American artist Jeremiah Theus. Courtesy of the National Maritime Museum, London.
circa 1713-1788
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Måleriet Identifieringen :: 75737 Portrait of Elizabeth Rothmahler
ca. 1757(1757)
Oil on canvas
75.8 x 63.4 cm (29.8 x 25 in)
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Måleriet Identifieringen :: 77274 Captain John Reynolds
oil on canvas, by Swiss-American artist Jeremiah Theus. Courtesy of the National Maritime Museum, London.
Date circa 1713 - 1788
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Måleriet Identifieringen :: 77513 Portrait of Elizabeth Rothmahler
Date ca. 1757(1757)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 75.8 x 63.4 cm (29.8 x 25 in)
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Måleriet Identifieringen :: 77979 Portrait of Elizabeth Prioleau Roupell
Date 1753(1753)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Jeremiah Theus (April 5, 1716 - May 17, 1774) was a Swiss-born American painter, primarily of portraits. He was active mainly around Charleston, South Carolina, in which city he remained almost without competition for the bulk of his career.
Theus was born in the city of Chur, in the Swiss canton of Graubenden, and was the eldest child of Simeon and Anna Walser Thees. He was nineteen when he immigrated with his family to the Province of South Carolina, whose General Assembly had provided land grants and transport funds to encourage European Protestants to settle in the colony. Simeon Thes was given 250 acres (1.0 km2) of land along the Edisto River in what was then Orangeburgh Township,
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