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Jeremiah Theus

1716-1774 America-Swiss Born/Portraitist

 

Brief Biography-Jeremiah Theus was born in Switzerland in 1716 and went to America in 1735. In Charleston, South Carolina, he became a prominent painter, mainly of portraits, and he also engaged in coach painting. In 1774, Theus opened a drawing school for Young Ladies and Gentlemen. He painted miniatures, but most pictures were 30 X 25 inches. The clergy commissioned him to gild and paint the steeple of Saint Michael’s Church. Theus remained in Charleston until he died in 1774.

 

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Captain John
Reynolds

Captain John Reynolds

Colonel Barnard
Elliott Jr

Colonel Barnard Elliott Junior

Elizabeth
Allston Lynch

Elizabeth Allston Lynch

Elizabeth
Roupell

Elizabeth Prioleau Roupell

Elizabeth
Rothmahler

Elizabeth Rothmahler

James
Habersham Jr

James Habersham Junior

Mary
Broughton

Mary Broughton-Mrs Isaac Motte

Mrs Barnard
Elliott Jr-

Mrs Barnard Elliott Junior-Mary Elizabeth Bellinger Elliott

Elias
Ball

Elias Ball

Hannah
Dart

Hannah Dart

Mrs
M Vinson

Mrs Martha Vinson

W
Wragg

William Wragg

Mrs Charles
Lowndes

Mrs Charles Lowndes

Mrs Gabriel
Manigault

Mrs Gabriel Manigault

Mrs Gardner
Greene

Mrs Gardner Greene

Maurice
Keating

Maurice Keating

Mrs Rawlins
Lowndes

Mrs Rawlins Lowndes

Polly Ouldfield
of Winyah

Polly Ouldfield of Winyah

Portrait of
A Child

Portrait Of A Child

Suzanna
Moore Smyth

Suzanna Moore Smyth