Famed art restorer
The son of John and Diana Howorth, George immigrated to the U.S. prior to 1810 and was renowned not only as an artist and art dealer, but ranked as the preeminent restorer of oil paintings in the United States. He was famed for restoring Gilbert Stuart’s celebrated life size painting of George Washington which hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, as well as portraits of Peter Faneuil and Samuel Adams which are displayed in Faneuil Hall at Boston.
A writer, remarking on Howorth's technique for cleaning and restoring oil paintings, explained his restorative work was done "in such a manner as still to show out the original touches and colors of the author. He does not use the brush, that is, paint over an old picture for the purpose of restoring it, unless it be in places where the original paint is gone. Hence, by his method, the original style and coloring of the author are restored by his art in cleaning, without imparting injury to the original painting."
George married Mary Wright, the daughter of John and Ruth, at Philadelphia on Feb. 26, 1810. They were the parents of the following known children: Eleanor, born in 1817; George, born in 1825; a second son named George, born in 1833; James, born in 1835; John, born in 1836; and William L., born in 1840.
George was 72 years, eight days, and 19 months of age when he died of Anasarca of three years duration at his home at 26 Kneeland St., in Boston's current Chinatown neighborhood. His wife Mary survived him by two years.
His obituary in the Friday, August 12,1864 edition of the Boston Evening Transcript stated:
"Death of an Artist. Mr. George Howorth, long known in this community as a remarkably skillful restorer of oil paintings, died at his residence in Kneeland street, in this city yesterday afternoon [August 11, 1864], at the advanced age of upward of 78. He was a most worthy gentleman of the old school, and of so amiable a character that he probably left not an enemy in the world. In the line of his profession he had no equal in this country, at least, and his meritorious works are a lasting tribute to his memory."
The son of John and Diana Howorth, George immigrated to the U.S. prior to 1810 and was renowned not only as an artist and art dealer, but ranked as the preeminent restorer of oil paintings in the United States. He was famed for restoring Gilbert Stuart’s celebrated life size painting of George Washington which hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, as well as portraits of Peter Faneuil and Samuel Adams which are displayed in Faneuil Hall at Boston.
A writer, remarking on Howorth's technique for cleaning and restoring oil paintings, explained his restorative work was done "in such a manner as still to show out the original touches and colors of the author. He does not use the brush, that is, paint over an old picture for the purpose of restoring it, unless it be in places where the original paint is gone. Hence, by his method, the original style and coloring of the author are restored by his art in cleaning, without imparting injury to the original painting."
George married Mary Wright, the daughter of John and Ruth, at Philadelphia on Feb. 26, 1810. They were the parents of the following known children: Eleanor, born in 1817; George, born in 1825; a second son named George, born in 1833; James, born in 1835; John, born in 1836; and William L., born in 1840.
George was 72 years, eight days, and 19 months of age when he died of Anasarca of three years duration at his home at 26 Kneeland St., in Boston's current Chinatown neighborhood. His wife Mary survived him by two years.
His obituary in the Friday, August 12,1864 edition of the Boston Evening Transcript stated:
"Death of an Artist. Mr. George Howorth, long known in this community as a remarkably skillful restorer of oil paintings, died at his residence in Kneeland street, in this city yesterday afternoon [August 11, 1864], at the advanced age of upward of 78. He was a most worthy gentleman of the old school, and of so amiable a character that he probably left not an enemy in the world. In the line of his profession he had no equal in this country, at least, and his meritorious works are a lasting tribute to his memory."
Famed art restorer
The son of John and Diana Howorth, George immigrated to the U.S. prior to 1810 and was renowned not only as an artist and art dealer, but ranked as the preeminent restorer of oil paintings in the United States. He was famed for restoring Gilbert Stuart’s celebrated life size painting of George Washington which hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, as well as portraits of Peter Faneuil and Samuel Adams which are displayed in Faneuil Hall at Boston.
A writer, remarking on Howorth's technique for cleaning and restoring oil paintings, explained his restorative work was done "in such a manner as still to show out the original touches and colors of the author. He does not use the brush, that is, paint over an old picture for the purpose of restoring it, unless it be in places where the original paint is gone. Hence, by his method, the original style and coloring of the author are restored by his art in cleaning, without imparting injury to the original painting."
George married Mary Wright, the daughter of John and Ruth, at Philadelphia on Feb. 26, 1810. They were the parents of the following known children: Eleanor, born in 1817; George, born in 1825; a second son named George, born in 1833; James, born in 1835; John, born in 1836; and William L., born in 1840.
George was 72 years, eight days, and 19 months of age when he died of Anasarca of three years duration at his home at 26 Kneeland St., in Boston's current Chinatown neighborhood. His wife Mary survived him by two years.
His obituary in the Friday, August 12,1864 edition of the Boston Evening Transcript stated:
"Death of an Artist. Mr. George Howorth, long known in this community as a remarkably skillful restorer of oil paintings, died at his residence in Kneeland street, in this city yesterday afternoon [August 11, 1864], at the advanced age of upward of 78. He was a most worthy gentleman of the old school, and of so amiable a character that he probably left not an enemy in the world. In the line of his profession he had no equal in this country, at least, and his meritorious works are a lasting tribute to his memory."
The son of John and Diana Howorth, George immigrated to the U.S. prior to 1810 and was renowned not only as an artist and art dealer, but ranked as the preeminent restorer of oil paintings in the United States. He was famed for restoring Gilbert Stuart’s celebrated life size painting of George Washington which hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, as well as portraits of Peter Faneuil and Samuel Adams which are displayed in Faneuil Hall at Boston.
A writer, remarking on Howorth's technique for cleaning and restoring oil paintings, explained his restorative work was done "in such a manner as still to show out the original touches and colors of the author. He does not use the brush, that is, paint over an old picture for the purpose of restoring it, unless it be in places where the original paint is gone. Hence, by his method, the original style and coloring of the author are restored by his art in cleaning, without imparting injury to the original painting."
George married Mary Wright, the daughter of John and Ruth, at Philadelphia on Feb. 26, 1810. They were the parents of the following known children: Eleanor, born in 1817; George, born in 1825; a second son named George, born in 1833; James, born in 1835; John, born in 1836; and William L., born in 1840.
George was 72 years, eight days, and 19 months of age when he died of Anasarca of three years duration at his home at 26 Kneeland St., in Boston's current Chinatown neighborhood. His wife Mary survived him by two years.
His obituary in the Friday, August 12,1864 edition of the Boston Evening Transcript stated:
"Death of an Artist. Mr. George Howorth, long known in this community as a remarkably skillful restorer of oil paintings, died at his residence in Kneeland street, in this city yesterday afternoon [August 11, 1864], at the advanced age of upward of 78. He was a most worthy gentleman of the old school, and of so amiable a character that he probably left not an enemy in the world. In the line of his profession he had no equal in this country, at least, and his meritorious works are a lasting tribute to his memory."
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