File:TailerSmibertForgery.jpg

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Description

Portrait of a gentleman. This painting was thought to depict Massachusetts colonial lieutenant governor William Tailer, painted by John Smibert. The Smibert signature was determined to be a forgery in the 1940s, and the painting has since been reattributed to Thomas Gibson, a Smibert contemporary. The subject's identity is unknown.

Date

18^th century

Source

American Art Journal, Winter 1989: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1594549

Author

Thomas Gibson (1680–1751)
Description	English portrait painter
Date of birth/death	c.1680	1751
Location of birth/death	London	London
Work period	c.1700-1751
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q1030149 VIAF: 45736453 ISNI: 0000000082070651 ULAN: 500019928 LCCN: nr2006019897 WGA: g/gibson_t WorldCat

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William Tailer

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- ウィリアム・テイラー
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- Тейлер, Уильям

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