William M. S. DOYLE (American, Boston 1769 - 1828)
William Massey Stroud DOYLE, born in Boston in 1769 and died in 1828 in the same city, was a portrait painter and museum proprietor in Boston, Massachusetts.
His father was a British soldier, but DOYLE have lived and worked his entire life in Boston. William DOYLE was a silhouettist, artist of portraits of both full-size and miniature. He worked in silhouette cutting, watercolor, oil and pastel. His silhouettes were rendered in hollow cut or paint, sometimes painted on plaster in the manner of MIERS.
From 1806 until his death in 1828, DOYLE, in partnership with Daniel BOWEN, was one of the owners of the Columbian Museum. Together, the two men built a five story building in 1806 to house the museum.
His father was a British soldier, but DOYLE have lived and worked his entire life in Boston. William DOYLE was a silhouettist, artist of portraits of both full-size and miniature. He worked in silhouette cutting, watercolor, oil and pastel. His silhouettes were rendered in hollow cut or paint, sometimes painted on plaster in the manner of MIERS.
From 1806 until his death in 1828, DOYLE, in partnership with Daniel BOWEN, was one of the owners of the Columbian Museum. Together, the two men built a five story building in 1806 to house the museum.
Related Object: Silhouette portrait of a gentleman