Jeremiah Theus (sometimes Jeremiah Theüs) (April 5, 1716 – May 17, 1774) was a
Swiss-born
American
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painter, primarily of
portrait
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s. He was active mainly around
Charleston, South Carolina, in which city he remained almost without competition for the bulk of his career.
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Life
Early life and career
Jeremiah Theus was born in the city of Chur
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, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, the eldest child of Simeon and Anna Walser Theüs. Though his parents used the form Theüs, though Jeremiah used the anglicized Theus throughout his life. He was nineteen when he immigrated with his family to the Province of South Carolina
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, whose General Assembly
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had provided land grants and transport funds to encourage European Protestant
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s to settle in the colony. Simeon Theüs was given of land along the Edisto River
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in what was then Orangeburgh Township, today Orangeburg County
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Orangeburg County comprises the Orangeburg, SC Microp ...
.
By 1740, the younger Theus was in Charleston, advertising in the ''South Carolina Gazette
The ''South Carolina Gazette'' (1732–1775) was South Carolina's first successful newspaper. The paper began in 1732 under Thomas Whitmarsh in Charlestown (now Charleston), but within two years Whitmarsh died of yellow fever. In 1734 anot ...
'':
Notice is hereby given, that Jeremiah Theus Limner is remov’d into the Market Square near Mr. John Laurans Sadler, where all Gentlemen and Ladies may have their Pictures drawn, likewise Landskips of all Sizes, Crests, and Coats of Arms for Coaches or Chaises. Likewise for the Conveniency of those who live in the Country, he is willing to wait on them at their respective Plantations.[''South-Carolina Gazette'', August 30 – September 6, 1740.]
He established his studio in a central location, the northeast corner of Broad
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and Meeting Streets. Just what degree of training he received is unknown; given that opportunities to study art were limited in Charleston at the time, however, it seems likely that he had received some training while he was still in Switzerland. Theus was twenty-eight in 1744, yet he already felt confident enough in his abilities to open an evening drawing school in his home.[''South-Carolina Gazette'', October 22, 1744; it ran again on October 29 and November 5, 1744.]![Portrait of Suzanna Moore Smyth](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Portrait_of_Suzanna_Moore_Smyth.jpg)
Theus took on a variety of commissions during his early career, including painting and guilding the steeple
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of St. Michael's Episcopal Church in 1756, a job for which the congregation's commissioners paid him 77 pounds and 10 shillings for his labor and supplies. He also painted the weather vane
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, and contributed 50 pounds towards the building fund for a new structure; he later owned a pew
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in the church.
Later years
Theus was able to build a highly successful practice for himself in the three decades he spent in Charleston; this was due largely to the fact that for much of that time he was the only painter in town with any significant reputation. Perhaps his greatest competition came from English-born and -trained John Wollaston John Wollaston may refer to:
* John Wollaston (priest) (1791–1856), Anglican clergyman and settler in Western Australia
* John Wollaston (painter)
John Wollaston (active between 1742 and 1775) was an English painter of portraits who was acti ...
, who visited the city in 1765 and remained for about two years before returning to England
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.[ It seems likely that the latter painter influenced Theus to some extent; among the ]decorative
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touches he preferred for his work were dresses trimmed with ermine, for his female sitters, and a marble
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tabletop, both of which began appearing in portraits by Theus at about the time Wollaston was in Charleston.[ The very end of his career also saw the rise to popularity of ]Philadelphia
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-born Henry Benbridge
Henry Benbridge (October 1743 – February 1812) was an early United States, American portrait painter.
Early life and education
He was born in Philadelphia, the only child of James and Mary (Clark) Benbridge. When he was seven years old, hi ...
, who had received training in Italy
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and had migrated to South Carolina not long after his return home; he would soon replace Theus as the most popular painter in the city.[Saunders, Richard H. and Ellen G. Miles. ''American Colonial Portraits · 1700–1776''. Washington, D.C.; Smithsonian Institution Press, 1987.]
Theus died in Charleston in 1774; his death was noted in at least three local papers, including ''The South-Carolina and American General Gazette
''The South-Carolina and American General Gazette'' was an 18th-century newspaper published in colonial Charleston, South Carolina.
The paper was founded as ''The South-Carolina Weekly Gazette'' in 1758 by Robert Wells and G. Bruce, and changed n ...
'' and the ''South Carolina Gazette
The ''South Carolina Gazette'' (1732–1775) was South Carolina's first successful newspaper. The paper began in 1732 under Thomas Whitmarsh in Charlestown (now Charleston), but within two years Whitmarsh died of yellow fever. In 1734 anot ...
'', both of which referred to him in their obituary notices as both "ingenious" and "honest".[ His will is dated September 15, 1770, with a codicil added on March 14, 1774, and directs that his paintings, prints, paints, and books should be sold to provide support for his family. At the ]estate sale
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, one Edward Oats purchased ""a great many PORTRAITS of Men, Women, and Children" with the intent of finding interested buyers for the set; whether or not he was able to sell the paintings off is unknown. The will reveals how successful Theus was in his chosen profession; besides holding nearly 3,000 pounds in cash, he owned a house in Charleston, of land in Orangeburg County
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, a town lot in Orangeburgh, and seven slaves. He had also, before his death, given 2,100 pounds to the children of his first marriage.
Personal life
Theus married twice during his time in Charleston. His first wife, whom he wed on January 13, 1741, was Cathrina Elizabeth Shaumlöffel, daughter of one John Shaumlöffel of Orangeburgh Township; she was just 17 at the time of the wedding. The couple would go on to have five children together. Cathrina died in 1754 while giving birth to the sixth, who died at birth. In the following year, Theus married again, this time to a widow named Eva Rosanna Hilt. The wedding likely took place around September, because in that month the artist purchased a brick house at the corner of Mazyck (today Logan) and Broad Streets in Charleston. The pair would have four children.
Work
Theus typically confined himself to uncomplicated compositions, and the bulk of his portraits are bust-length works, approximately thirty by twenty-five inches at their largest; like many portraitists of the era, he also produced miniature
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s. Three larger-scale works by him exist. The first, a portrait of Elizabeth, wife of Peter Manigault, dates to 1757, and was meant to be the pendant to a portrait by Allan Ramsay. That Manigault was familiar with Theus' work may be seen by the letter he wrote to his mother, which accompanied the Ramsay portrait home in April 1751, in which he wrote that "I desire Mr Theus may see it, as soon as convenient after it arrives....I’ll be extremely obliged to you, if you’ll let me know his Judgement..."[Peter Manigault, London, to Ann Ashby Manigault, Charleston, April 15, 1751, as quoted in Webber 1930, 277–78] The source of Mrs. Manigault's pose is unknown, but is believed to have been taken from an English mezzotint
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, as was common at the time. Only once more in his career did Theus work on such a scale, producing a pair of portraits, of Barnard Elliott, Jr. and his wife, around 1766. Elements of the portrait of Mrs. Elliott – including details of her costume, jewelry, and pose – have since been shown to have been taken from a number of contemporary English mezzotints. Theus frequently borrowed from English prints for his smaller works as well, and at least one historian has noted that many of his female sitters share identical poses and elements of costume, down to the folds and shadows in their dresses; each work is individualized with minor changes to various details.
Male sitters in Theus portraits were typically offered a handful of poses to choose from, including the then-popular hand-in-waistcoat
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gesture; sometimes the artist would include a hat, tucked under the sitter's arm, to provide variety. In other portraits, Theus preferred the shorter bust-length portrait type; in either case, the format chosen allowed him to avoid having to paint the subject's hands.Portraits of children allowed Theus greater variety in choosing the sitters' poses, and he exercised this freedom in a number of works. In some he chose to use a landscape background, rather than the plain backdrop reserved for his adult subjects; others are allotted a variety of props, including a fishing
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line and hook, an acorn and a pet squirrel, or a piece of fruit. About twenty portraits of children by the artist exist.
Besides creating original work, Theus sometimes served as a copyist for his clients, although few of his surviving works have been demonstrated to be copies. Among these are a copy of a portrait of Christiana Broughton by Henrietta Johnston and a copy of a work variously attributed to William Keable
William Keable (or Keeble) (1715–1774) was an English painter of portraits and conversation pieces.
He was the son of John and Ann Keable and baptised at Cratfield, Suffolk in October 1715.
His main period of success as an artist was in the 17 ...
and John Wollaston John Wollaston may refer to:
* John Wollaston (priest) (1791–1856), Anglican clergyman and settler in Western Australia
* John Wollaston (painter)
John Wollaston (active between 1742 and 1775) was an English painter of portraits who was acti ...
. Two nearly identical portraits of a man, possibly Isaac Smith, are also known to be by Theus; they appear to be copies of a lost original.
Although Theus made some attempt to individualize the faces of his sitters, they share so many characteristics as to be nearly indistinguishable. Hallmarks of his style include close-set eyes, long noses, full lips, and dimpled chins. There is some evidence that he attempted to work from life when painting his subjects' faces, adding details of costume later in his studio. Costume remains the dominant focus of most of his portraits; he took greater care in depicting the colorful details and trimming of clothing than in showing his sitters' faces.
Like many of his contemporaries, Theus did not confine himself to portraiture when it came to his art. His advertisement in the ''Gazette'' indicates that he was willing to paint landscapes and decorative work, including coats of arms and family crests, in addition to human subjects.[ That he accepted the commission to paint and gild the steeple of St. Michael's Church suggests, furthermore, that he thought of himself at least in part as a ]journeyman
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Today paintings by Theus can be found in a number of American museum collections, including Brooklyn Museum of Art
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,[Brooklyn Museum collection search]
Worcester Art Museum
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, Gibbes Museum of Art
The Gibbes Museum of Art, formerly known as the Gibbes Art Gallery, is an art museum in Charleston, South Carolina. Established as the Carolina Art Association in 1858, the museum moved into a new Beaux Arts building at 135 Meeting Street, in t ...
, Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences
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, Charleston Museum
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, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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, National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Portrait gallery
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File:Maurice Keating, 1753, Jeremiah Theus, Gibbes Museum of Art.jpg, ''Maurice Keating,'' 1753, Gibbes Museum of Art
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File:Elizabeth Prioleau Roupell.jpeg, ''Elizabeth Prioleau Roupell'', 1753, High Museum of Art
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File:Jeremiah Theus - Captain William Richardson (1743-1786) - 1944.79 - Yale University Art Gallery.jpg, ''Captain William Richardson'', c. 1755-60, Yale University Art Gallery
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File:Colonel Daniel Horry by Jeremiah Theus, 1757.jpg, '' Col. Daniel Horry'', 1757, Columbus Museum.
File:Mrs. Peter Manigault (Elizabeth Wragg).jpg, ''Mrs. Peter Manigault ( Elizabeth Wragg)'', 1757, Charleston Museum
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File:Barnard Elliott, Jr. by Jeremiah Theus 1750.jpg, ''Barnard Elliott, Jr.'', 1750, Gibbes Museum of Art
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File:Judith Elliot (Mrs. Francis Villepontoux) by Jeremiah Theus 1755.jpg, ''Judith Elliott (Mrs. Francis Villepontoux)'', 1755, Gibbes Museum of Art
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File:Jeremiah Theüs - Dr. Lionel Chalmers - 47.1544 - Museum of Fine Arts.jpg, ''Dr. Lionel Chalmers'', 1756, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
File:Jeremiah Theüs - Mrs. Lionel Chalmers (Martha Logan) - 47.1545 - Museum of Fine Arts.jpg, ''Mrs. Lionel Chalmers (Martha Logan)'', 1756, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
File:William Elliott by Jeremiah Theus 1757.jpg, ''William Elliott'', 1757, Gibbes Museum of Art
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File:Gabriel Manigault Jeremiah Theus.jpg, ''Gabriel Manigault'', 1757, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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File:Mrs Gabriel Manigault Jeremiah Theus.jpg, ''Mrs. Gabriel Manigault (Ann Ashby)'', 1757, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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File:Mary Broughton (Mrs. Isaac Motte), 1758, Jeremiah Theus, Gibbes Museum of Art.jpg, ''Mrs. Isaac Motte (Mary Broughton''), 1758, Gibbes Museum of Art
The Gibbes Museum of Art, formerly known as the Gibbes Art Gallery, is an art museum in Charleston, South Carolina. Established as the Carolina Art Association in 1858, the museum moved into a new Beaux Arts building at 135 Meeting Street, in t ...
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File:Mrs. Charles Lowndes (Sarah Parker), 1758, Jeremiah Theus, Gibbes Museum of Art.jpg, ''Mrs. Charles Lowndes (Sarah Parker),'' 1758, Gibbes Museum of Art
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File:Charles Lowndes, ca. 1758, Jeremiah Theus, Gibbes Museum of Art.jpg, ''Charles Lowndes'', 1758, Gibbes Museum of Art
The Gibbes Museum of Art, formerly known as the Gibbes Art Gallery, is an art museum in Charleston, South Carolina. Established as the Carolina Art Association in 1858, the museum moved into a new Beaux Arts building at 135 Meeting Street, in t ...
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File:Jeremiah Theus - Mary Trusler - 1988.80 - Dallas Museum of Art.jpg, ''Mary Trusler'', c. 1760, Dallas Museum of Art
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File:Catherine Elliott (Mrs. William Percy) by Jeremiah Theus 1760.jpg, ''Catherine Elliott (Mrs. William Percy)'', 1760, Gibbes Museum of Art
The Gibbes Museum of Art, formerly known as the Gibbes Art Gallery, is an art museum in Charleston, South Carolina. Established as the Carolina Art Association in 1858, the museum moved into a new Beaux Arts building at 135 Meeting Street, in t ...
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File:Jeremiah Theus - Polly Ouldfield of Winyah - 1969.130 - Smithsonian American Art Museum.jpg, ''Polly Ouldfield of Winyah'', c. 1761, Smithsonian American Art Museum
File:Jeremiah Theus - Portrait of Mrs. John Champneys (Anne Livingston, born 1746) - B.60.50 - Museum of Fine Arts.jpg, ''Mrs. John Champneys (Anne Livingston)'', c. 1763, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
File:Hannah Dart Jeremiah Theus.jpg, ''Hannah Dart'', c.1765, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts
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File:James cuthbert.PNG, ''James Cuthbert'', c. 1765, National Gallery of Art.
File:Mary cuthbert.PNG, ''Mrs. James Cuthbert (Mary)'', c. 1765, National Gallery of Art.
File:Mrs. Martha Vinson, 1766, Jeremiah Theus, Gibbes Museum of Art.jpg, ''Mrs. Martha Vinson,'' 1766, Gibbes Museum of Art
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File:Mrs. James Skirving (Sarah Vinson), ca. 1766, Jeremiah Theus, Gibbes Museum of Art.jpg, ''Mrs. James Skirving (Sarah Vinson)'', 1766, Gibbes Museum of Art
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File:Captain James Skirving, Jr., 1766, Jeremiah Theus, Gibbes Museum of Art.jpg, ''Captain James Skirving Jr.,'' 1766, Gibbes Museum of Art
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File:Dr. James Skirving, 1766, Jeremiah Theus, Gibbes Museum of Art.jpg, Dr. James Skirving, 1766, Gibbes Museum of Art.
File:Jeremiah Theus - Mrs. Barnard Elliott, Jr. (Mary Elizabeth Bellinger Elliott) - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Mrs. Barnard Elliot, Jr. (Mary Elizabeth Bellinger Elliott)'', 1766, Gibbes Museum of Art
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File:Jeremiah Theus - Colonel Barnard Elliott, Jr. - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Lt. Col. Barnard Elliott Jr.'', 1766, Gibbes Museum of Art
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File:Mary Mazyck, 1770, Jeremiah Theus, Gibbes Museum of Art 04.jpg, ''Mary Mazyck'', 1770, Gibbes Museum of Art
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File:Portrait of Mrs. Gardner Greene, 1770, Jeremiah Theus, Minneapolis Institute of Art.jpg, ''Mrs. Gardner Greene'', 1770, Minneapolis Institute of Art
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File:Marcy Olney, 1771, Jeremiah Theus, Minneapolis Institute of Art.jpg, ''Marcy Olney'', 1771, Minneapolis Institute of Art
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File:Mrs. John Dart MET DP-645-01.jpg, ''Mrs. John Dart (Henrietta Sommers)'', ca. 1772-74, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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File:John Dart MET DP-644-01.jpg, ''John Dart'', ca. 1772-74, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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File:Mrs. Rawlins Lowndes (Sarah Jones).jpg, ''Mrs. Rawlins Lowndes (Sarah Jones)'', c. 1773, North Carolina Museum of Art
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1774 deaths
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