Joseph Blackburn

18th-century British artist active in America (c.1730-c.1778)
Person human Q3184614
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Summary

Joseph Blackburn was born on 1730[1] in England[2]. He died on 1778[3]. He worked as a painter[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Sex or gender: male[6]
  • Genre: portrait[7]
  • Commons category: Joseph Blackburn[8]
  • Family name: Blackburn[9]
  • Given name: Joseph[10]
  • Work location: Boston[11]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
  • Commons Creator page: Joseph Blackburn[13]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[14]
  • Has works in the collection: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art[15], National Gallery of Art[16], Minneapolis Institute of Art[17], Peabody Essex Museum[18], Metropolitan Museum of Art[19], Yale University Art Gallery[20], Cleveland Museum of Art[21], Detroit Institute of Arts[22], National Gallery of Ireland[23], Worcester Art Museum[24], Museum of Fine Arts Boston[25], Corcoran Gallery of Art[26], Art Institute of Chicago[27], Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum[28]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[29]
  • Artist files at: Frick Art Research Library[30], Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[31], National Gallery of Art Library[32]

Why It Matters

Joseph Blackburn is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Joseph Blackburn born?

Joseph Blackburn's place of birth was England[2].

What did Joseph Blackburn do for work?

Joseph Blackburn worked as a painter[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . collections.artsmia.org. collections.artsmia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Metropolitan Museum of Art. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . library.nga.gov. library.nga.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id → 1808387
    Frick art research library artist file id → 991002856359707141
    Artist files at → Frick Art Research Library, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
    Artist-info artist id → 325852
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Languages spoken, written or signed: English, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/263732|batch #263732]]"
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