John William Gear and Joseph Gear drawings and prints, 1817-1865.

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John William Gear and Joseph Gear drawings and prints, 1817-1865.

Theatrically related drawings, lithographs and engravings, by English-born,American artist, John William Gear. Some also possibly by his father, artist JosephGear.

6 boxes (3 linear ft.)

eng,

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John William Gear, a portraitist, miniaturist, watercolor painter, and lithographer, specialized in theatrical portraits. He exhibited in London, 1821-1852, and came to the U.S. in 1852. Joseph Gear (1768-1853) was a marine painter and caricaturist. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1824, moved to Boston in the early 1830s, and exhibited at the Boston Athenaeum, 1829-1937. From the description of Drawings and engravings by Joseph and John William Gear, ca. 1820s-ca...

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