National Society of Colonial Dames of
America in Tennessee
Portrait #400
Subject/Title: Gill, Moses
Artist:Verstille, William
Date Created:ca. 1780
Owner/Location:Cheekwood Museum of Art
Nashville, TN
Frame Dimensions:NA
Image Dimensions:1 3/8 x 1 1/8
Materials/Media:watercolor on ivory
Date Documented:
Condition:Good
Description:Oval bust-length slightly right profile of a heavy-set man with large, almond-shaped dark brown eyes. He is clean-shaven, althought the suggestion of a heavy beard is especially apparent around his mouth and chin, which is slightly doubled. His hair is close-cropped on top and combed straight back to reveal a hint of a widow's peak. It is somewhat longer in the back, nearly reaching the collar of his black coat and vest. His white stock tie and ruffled shirt are visible, although his vest is highly buttoned.
History:Exhibited at Gibbes 2000.
Notes:Subject was governor of Massachusetts.

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