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John William Hill (1812-1879)  

Aliases: J. W. Hill
Professions: Water color painter; Water colorist; copperplate engraver; Landscape painter; Painter; Illustrator

Biography

(b London, 13 Jan 1812; d West Nyack, NY, 24 Sept 1879). Painter and illustrator, son of (1) John Hill. At the age of seven he moved to Philadelphia, PA, with his family. In 1822 he moved to New York, where he was apprenticed to his father for seven years. During this time, he worked on the aquatint plates for William Guy Wall’s Hudson River Portfolio (1821–5), which influenced his early paintings.

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Literature: Books and Other References on Hill

'A Brave Boy and A Good Soldier: John C.C. Hill and the Texas Expedition to Mier'
by Mary Margaret McAllen Amberson

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Web Resources with information about Hill - 4

Painting the Town -- Museum of the City of New York
Biografía HILL, John William - Museum Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ...
The History of New York State
John William Hill: Plums (82.9.1) | Work of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art Hist