Mrs. Barnard Elliott, Jr. (Mary Elizabeth Bellinger Elliott)
Jeremiah Theus (1716 – 1774)
Jeremiah Theus (1716-1774) was a Swiss-born American portrait painter active in Charleston, SC. Known for bust-length portraits of colonial society & skillful adaptation of English styles. A key figure in early American art.
Gibbes Museum of Art (Charleston, United States of America)
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Colonel Elliott and his first wife, also his first cousin, were married in 1766, the probable date for their portraits. Described in her obituary as
About this artwork
- Title: Mrs. Barnard Elliott, Jr. (Mary Elizabeth Bellinger Elliott)
- Artist: Jeremiah Theus
- Year: 1766
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Gibbes Museum of Art
- Color hue: Green Spectrum
- Perceived brightness: shadow

