Jeremiah Theus

Place: Chur

Born: 1716

Death: 1774

Biography:

Jeremiah Theus (sometimes Jeremiah Theüs ) (April 5, 1716 – May 17, 1774) was a Swiss-born American painter, primarily of portraits. He was active mainly around Charleston, South Carolina, in which city he remained almost without competition for the bulk of his career. Theus was born in the city of Chur, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, and was t...