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PORTRAIT OF JOHN CROSSE (1721-1776), THE ARTIST'S FATHER, CIRCA 1770
Auction: 12/05/2019
Lot: 296
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Richard Crosse AUCTION RECORDS
1742 Cullompton, Devon - 1810. Known for: Miniature portrait painting and sculpture.
Richard Crosse came from Cullompton, Devon and was deaf and mute from birth. He took up miniature painting as a hobby and won a prize from the Society of Artists which enabled him to move to London... Read full biography
Richard Crosse came from Cullompton, Devon and was deaf and mute from birth. He took up miniature painting as a hobby and won a prize from the Society of Artists which enabled him to move to London where he exhibited at the Society of Artists from 1760 to 1761 and at the Royal Academy from 1770 to... Read full biography
Richard Crosse came from Cullompton, Devon and was deaf and mute from birth. He took up miniature painting as a hobby and won a prize from the Society of Artists which enabled him to move to London where he exhibited at the Society of Artists from 1760 to 1761 and at the Royal Academy from 1770 to 1796. In 1788 he was appointed Painter in Enamel to George III. He become proficient as an enamellist (though his works in enamel are rare), and a portrait painter on ivory and in oil. He created... Read full biography
Richard Crosse came from Cullompton, Devon and was deaf and mute from birth. He took up miniature painting as a hobby and won a prize from the Society of Artists which enabled him to move to London where he exhibited at the Society of Artists from 1760 to 1761 and at the Royal Academy from 1770 to 1796. In 1788 he was appointed Painter in Enamel to George III. He become proficient as an enamellist (though his works in enamel are rare), and a portrait painter on ivory and in oil. He created several portraits of his family and a similar enamel miniature of one of his brothers, possibly James, was exhibited Edinburgh, British Portrait Miniatures, 1965, no. 402 (lent by the Hon. Kenneth Thomson, Toronto, Canada), and another in the Victoria... Read full biography
Richard Crosse came from Cullompton, Devon and was deaf and mute from birth. He took up miniature painting as a hobby and won a prize from the Society of Artists which enabled him to move to London where he exhibited at the Society of Artists from 1760 to 1761 and at the Royal Academy from 1770 to 1796. In 1788 he was appointed Painter in Enamel to George III. He become proficient as an enamellist (though his works in enamel are rare), and a portrait painter on ivory and in oil. He created several portraits of his family and a similar enamel miniature of one of his brothers, possibly James, was exhibited Edinburgh, British Portrait Miniatures, 1965, no. 402 (lent by the Hon. Kenneth Thomson, Toronto, Canada), and another in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no. P. 147-1929, identified as James or Edward Crosse). One of his brothers lived with him in L... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeEdward or James Crosse, brother of the artist, in aubergine coat
Richard Crosse Auction: 05/19/2016Lot: 102Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeMrs Abington, née Frances Barton (1737-1815), in cream silk hooded cape trimmed with lace and tied with a ribbon, black choker, powdered upswept hair
Richard Crosse Auction: 11/20/2013Lot: 25Subscribe or get free alerts
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