Artist

Philip Tilyard

born Baltimore, MD 1785-died Baltimore, MD 1830
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Philip Tilyard (Self-Portrait in a Fur Collar) c. 1820-1825. Oil on Cardboard on Cavas. Maryland Historical Society. 2000.15.1 No Reproduction without Permission.
Also known as
  • Philip Thomas Coke Tilyard
Born
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Biography

Philip Tilyard studied with his father, an English painter who had immigrated to America. After his father died, Tilyard worked with another artisan for a year and then with his brother as a sign and ornament painter. In 1814 the Baltimore City Directory listed his occupation as “portraitist.” For a short time, Tilyard went into the dry goods business, but was unsuccessful and returned to making signs to support himself. Tilyard eventually built back his reputation as a portrait painter for wealthy Baltimore citizens. But this success did not last long, and he died poor from what his obituary described as a “lingering illness.”

Works by this artist (2 items)

George Grant Elmslie, Baluster Panel (one of a pair), 1899-1904, metal: cast iron/bronze plated, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1973.195.2
Baluster Panel (one of a pair)
Date1899-1904
metal: cast iron/bronze plated
Not on view
George Grant Elmslie, Baluster Panel (one of a pair), 1899-1904, metal: cast iron/bronze plated, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1973.195.1
Baluster Panel (one of a pair)
Date1899-1904
metal: cast iron/bronze plated
Not on view