United Kingdom, England, Ireland. 1739 - 1808
Aristocratic portrait and narrative painting
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1745 Guilford, England - 1806 Hull, England. Known for: Portrait painting, writing, teaching.
John Russell RA (29 March 1745 – 20 April 1806) was an English painter renowned for his portrait work in oils and pastels, and as a writer and teacher of painting techniques. Russell was born in... Read full biography
John Russell RA (29 March 1745 – 20 April 1806) was an English painter renowned for his portrait work in oils and pastels, and as a writer and teacher of painting techniques. Russell was born in Guildford, Surrey, the son of John Russell Sr., book and print seller and five times mayor of the town;... Read full biography
John Russell RA (29 March 1745 – 20 April 1806) was an English painter renowned for his portrait work in oils and pastels, and as a writer and teacher of painting techniques. Russell was born in Guildford, Surrey, the son of John Russell Sr., book and print seller and five times mayor of the town; his father was something of an artist, and drew and published two views of Guildford. Russell was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, and soon showed a strong inclination for art. He... Read full biography
John Russell RA (29 March 1745 – 20 April 1806) was an English painter renowned for his portrait work in oils and pastels, and as a writer and teacher of painting techniques. Russell was born in Guildford, Surrey, the son of John Russell Sr., book and print seller and five times mayor of the town; his father was something of an artist, and drew and published two views of Guildford. Russell was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, and soon showed a strong inclination for art. He trained under Francis Cotes RA (of Cavendish Square, London), one of the pioneers of English pastel painting, and, like Cotes, was an admirer of the pastel drawings of Rosalba Carriera whose methods influenced his technique of "sweetening". At the age of... Read full biography
John Russell RA (29 March 1745 – 20 April 1806) was an English painter renowned for his portrait work in oils and pastels, and as a writer and teacher of painting techniques. Russell was born in Guildford, Surrey, the son of John Russell Sr., book and print seller and five times mayor of the town; his father was something of an artist, and drew and published two views of Guildford. Russell was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, and soon showed a strong inclination for art. He trained under Francis Cotes RA (of Cavendish Square, London), one of the pioneers of English pastel painting, and, like Cotes, was an admirer of the pastel drawings of Rosalba Carriera whose methods influenced his technique of "sweetening". At the age of 19 he converted to Methodism, which was the cause of tension with his family and with his teacher; he made no secret of his strong evangelical... Read full biography
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Slide 1 of 3: Portrait of Thomas Sheppard; and of his sister, Mary Sheppard (2)
Portrait of Thomas Sheppard; and of his sister, Mary Sheppard (2)
John RussellPortrait of Thomas Sheppard; and of his sister, Mary Sheppard (2)
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Portrait of Sarah Sophia Banks (1744-1818)
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SELF-PORTRAIT, A PENCIL IN HIS RIGHT HAND
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Portrait painting of aristocrats, miniatures
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United Kingdom. 1742 - 1810
Miniature portrait painting, pen and ink, pencil and crayon drawings
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Figure, genre, landscape painting, illustration
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Fashionable portrait painting
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Figure, portrait and genre painting-festivals
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Crayon, oil and watercolor portrait painting of dignitaries
United Kingdom, England. 1727 - 1788
Drawing, portrait and landscape painting
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Landscape and portrait painting
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Exotic Orientalist genre painting, figures, drawings, watercolors
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Figure, portrait and historical painting, sketching, murals
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Genre painting
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Luminous landscape and portrait painting, etching
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History and portrait painting, teaching
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Portrait and illustration painting, engraving