William Joseph Weaver[1] (1759-1817) was an artist born in London who came to prominence in North America.
His portrait of Alexander Hamilton hangs in the United States State Department, and his full-length portrait of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, hangs in Province House (Nova Scotia), Canada.
Former Director and Chief Curator of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Paul Schweizer writes that Weaver's work "convey [s] a chaste elegance that is similar in look and mood to the finest neoclassical portraits made in North America.
"[2] Weaver's composition reflects a knowledge of British and French military portraiture.
[3] He painted portraits and miniatures in many of the principal cities along the Atlantic seaboard from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Savannah, Georgia.