William M. S. Doyle
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William Massey Stroud Doyle (1769-1828) was a portrait painter and museum proprietor in Boston
, Massachusetts
. He oversaw the Columbian Museum
on Tremont Street
in the early 19th-century.
As an artist, Doyle created portraits of:
According to historian Charlotte Moore, Doyle's daughter, Margaret Byron Doyle, "also worked as an artist."
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He oversaw the Columbian Museum
Columbian Museum
The Columbian Museum was a museum and performance space in Boston, Massachusetts, established by Daniel Bowen, and continued by William M. S. Doyle. The museum featured artworks, natural history specimens, wax figures, and other curiosities....
on Tremont Street
Tremont Street
Tremont Street is a major thoroughfare in Boston, Massachusetts.-Etymology:The name is a variation of one of the original appellations of the city, "Trimountaine," a reference to a hill that formerly had three peaks. Beacon Hill, with its single peak, is all that remains of the Trimountain...
in the early 19th-century.
As an artist, Doyle created portraits of:
- John Adams
- Elijah Bigelow
- Jean-Louis Lefebvre de CheverusJean-Louis Lefebvre de CheverusJean-Louis Anne Madelain Lefebvre de Cheverus , French ecclesiastic, was the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boston, Massachusetts.-Early life:...
- Anna Brewster Cleland, 1822
- Thomas Ivers Cleland, 1815
- Elijah Corey
- Lydia Gendell Dawes
- Nicolas Michel Faucon
- Samuel Foster
- Gottlieb GraupnerGottlieb GraupnerJohann Christian Gottlieb Graupner was a musician, composer, educator and publisher. Born in Hanover, Germany, he played oboe in Joseph Haydn's orchestra in London...
, 1807 - Clarendon Harris
- John Hicks, 1806
- Benjamin Hurd, Jr.
- John Jones, ca.1815
- John May
- James Melledge, 1811
- William Porter
- Samuel Stockwell and Catherine Stockwell
- Caleb StrongCaleb StrongCaleb Strong was Massachusetts lawyer and politician who served as the sixth and tenth Governor of Massachusetts between 1800 and 1807, and again from 1812 until 1816.-Biography:...
- James Sullivan
- Isaiah ThomasIsaiah ThomasIsaiah Thomas , was an American newspaper publisher and author. He performed the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence in Worcester, Massachusetts and reported the first account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord...
, 1805 - Rufus Webb
According to historian Charlotte Moore, Doyle's daughter, Margaret Byron Doyle, "also worked as an artist."
Further Reading
- Alice Van Leer Carrick. Shades of our ancestors: American profiles and profilists. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1928. Google books
- Arthur Kern and Sybil Kern. The pastel portraits of William M.S. Doyle. The Clarion (American Folk Art Museum), 1988; p.41-47
- C. Moore. "William Massey Stroud Doyle." In: Gerard C. Wertkin, ed. Encyclopedia of American folk art. Taylor & Francis, 2004; p.139.
External Links
- Bostonian Society owns a "pastel self-portrait on paper of Doyle," April 22, 1828.
- Historic New England owns works by Doyle.