William Verelst
James Oglethorpe presenting Tomochichi and other Yamacraw Indians to the Georgia Trustees, July 3, 1734
William Verelst (1704–1752) was an 18th-century English painter.
Biography[]
Verelst was baptized at St Martin-in-the-Fields. It is more likely he was the son of John Verelst and not the son of Cornelius Verelst.[1] Anyhow he was the grandson of Herman Verelst and a cousin of Maria Verelst.[2] He is known for portraits, still lifes, and paintings of birds.[2]
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online says "William Verelst was included in the Dictionary of National Biography in the article on Simon Verelst under the name Willem Verelst and was erroneously described as the son of Cornelius Verelst", and he was in fact "the fifth of eight children of the painter John Verelst (c.1675–1734)".[3]
Family tree[]
| Pieter Hermansz Verelst 1618–1678 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herman Verelst 1641–1702 | Simon Pietersz Verelst 1644–1721? | John Verelst 1648–1734 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornelis Verelst 1667?–1734 | Maria Verelst 1680–1744 | William Verelst 1704–1752 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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