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Portrait of Lord Cornwallis is a 1783 portrait painting by the English artist Thomas Gainsborough depicting the British general Charles, Earl Cornwallis. [ 1 ] Cornwallis had recently served in the American War of Independence where he commanded British and Loyalist American forces during the Southern Campaign.
Beechey displayed the portrait at the Royal Academy's 1813 Summer Exhibition at Somerset House and again at the Society of British Artists in 1830. Three versions now exist with one at Dulwich, another at Sir John Soane's Museum and the third at the National Portrait Gallery, having been acquired in 1867. [4]
18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; Subcategories. This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total. B. ... Pages in category "18th-century portraits"
Most of the 18th-century portraits occupy a placid middle ground between the styles of the two dominant male artists of the time, Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds, typified by Katherine ...
[1] [2] It features a group portrait of members of the Whig Junto, a leading group of Whig British politicians during the reign of Queen Anne. They were in power at the time they sat for Baker. The Whigs had vigorously prosecuted the War of the Spanish Succession against France, with notable victories under the command of the Duke of Marlborough.
David was paid 7,000 livres for the portrait on 16 December 1788. [2] This was a huge sum, even more than the 6,000 he received from Louis XVI for The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons. Full length portraits were uncommon for all but royalty at the time, making the portrait a testament to the Lavoisiers' status and wealth.
The artist projected a refined image in his self-portraits as a drinker and as Bacchus. [3] His fantasy portraits which are close to Dutch tronies were influential on French portrait painters in the 18th century such as Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Charles Eisen, Joseph Ducreux and Jean-Baptiste Greuze. He was so successful that he often created ...
Catherine Read (or Katherine; 3 February 1723 - 15 December 1778) was a Scottish artist. Born in the early 18th century, she is most known for her work as a portrait-painter.