Tillotson, John
Gender:
Male
Date and place of birth:
born. 29. 12. 1797, Colne, Lancs. bapt. 24. 06. 1802, Colne, Lancs.
Date and place of death:
bur. 10. 07. 1855, Nunhead Cemetery, Camberwell, Surrey. dec. 53 Nelson Sq. Blackfriars Road, Surrey
Worked:
(fl) 1821-ca.1840's
Known places of work:
London
Known techniques:
Cut-work and painted on paper and card.
Known materials:
Paper and card
Frames:
Papier-mache
Signature:
Recorded
Introduction:
Known primarily as a portrait painter, Mr W.E. Fox-Smith describes a pair of silhouettes attributed to J Tillotson. One is signed beneath the bust-line ‘Tillotson, 44 Fleet Street’. The other is unsigned, but is clearly by the same artist. The silhouettes are cut from black paper and the detail highlighted in gold paint. The bust-line terminations are a concavity-convexity curve, and are framed in papier-mache. They are not recorded as being exceptional.
Additional research about John Tillotson:
Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)
Tillotson, John (McKechnie Section 1)