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ArtistsJ. W. Gear
J. W. Gear

J. W. Gear

Artist
WA-00044739
Mixed Media
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
2
Works in Collection
20
Assets Indexed
5
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
60%
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Authority Records (1)

Field Verification (5 fields)

0 cross-verified · 5 single-source
  • Birth yearWikidata· 92%
  • Death yearWikidata· 92%
  • NationalityWikidata· 92%
  • Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
  • BiographyWikidata· 88%

Source Registry (1)

  • Smithsonian
    Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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About

Why this artist matters now

lithographer/draughtsman and print publisher; worked in England until 1852 and from then in Boston.; printmaker; painter/draughtsman; publisher/printer - c. 1799 to 1866 (1806–1866)

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Mixed Media
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Artworks (2)

Artwork sources (2)

2 published of 2 catalogued · 2 with image
  • Smithsonian
    1 published1 img
  • Wikidata
    1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

4 entries · 1 sources
  • Mr. W. J. Hammond and Miss Daly as Othello and Desdemona at the New Strand Theatre
    · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Images

18 assets
Mrs H.Beverley of the Royal Victoria Theatre (BM 1875,0710.6020)
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Distin family John William Gear
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John Lee Jingle 1837
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Fanny Wyndham Wilton (sq cropped)
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Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen (BM 1902,1011.8610)
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Mr Walter Lacy, as Narciss Boss, in the comedy of Single Life... (BM 1875,0710.7121)
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Mr J. Lee as Alfred Jingle in the Burletta of the Pickwickins (BM 1875,0710.7109)
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Mr Denvil as Manfred (BM 1875,0710.7071)
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Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
In collection
National Portrait Gallery
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
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