About William Joseph Williams
Lived 1759 – 1823 (aged 64). William Joseph Williams was an American painter.
William Joseph Williams (November 17, 1759 – November 30, 1823) was an American portrait and miniature painter.
Biography He was born in New York City, the son of William Williams, a Welsh painter born in Bristol, and Mary Mare Williams, sister of the painter John Mare.
Williams resided in New Bern, North Carolina from 1804 to 1823, after living in Philadelphia, Georgetown, and Charleston.
He painted portraits of Presidents Washington John Adams and John Jameson (colonel), as well as other important figures of his time.
Williams died in New Bern and is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Today, Williams is viewed as one of the first American national portraitists.
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American painter (1759–1823)
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William Joseph Williams was born on 17 November 1759 in New York City.
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William Joseph Williams died on 30 November 1823.
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William Joseph Williams was a painter.
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