Pennsylvania / United Kingdom, England. 1738 - 1820
History, allegorical, religious and portrait paintings
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1713 Penegoes, Montgomeryshire, Wales - 1782 Colomendy, Wales. Known for: Landscape and portrait painting.
Richard Wilson (1 August 1714 - 15 May 1782) was a Welsh landscape painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Wilson has been described as '. the most distinguished painter... Read full biography
Richard Wilson (1 August 1714 - 15 May 1782) was a Welsh landscape painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Wilson has been described as '. the most distinguished painter Wales has ever produced and the first to appreciate the aesthetic possibilities of his country.' He... Read full biography
Richard Wilson (1 August 1714 - 15 May 1782) was a Welsh landscape painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Wilson has been described as '. the most distinguished painter Wales has ever produced and the first to appreciate the aesthetic possibilities of his country.' He is considered to be the father of landscape painting in Britain. The son of a clergyman, Wilson was born in Penegoes, Montgomeryshire. The family was an old and respected one, and Wilson was first... Read full biography
Richard Wilson (1 August 1714 - 15 May 1782) was a Welsh landscape painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Wilson has been described as '. the most distinguished painter Wales has ever produced and the first to appreciate the aesthetic possibilities of his country.' He is considered to be the father of landscape painting in Britain. The son of a clergyman, Wilson was born in Penegoes, Montgomeryshire. The family was an old and respected one, and Wilson was first cousin to Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. In 1729 he went to London where he began as a portrait painter, under the apprenticeship of an obscure artist, Thomas Wright. From 1750 to 1757 he was in Italy and adopted landscape on the advice of Francesco... Read full biography
Richard Wilson (1 August 1714 - 15 May 1782) was a Welsh landscape painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Wilson has been described as '. the most distinguished painter Wales has ever produced and the first to appreciate the aesthetic possibilities of his country.' He is considered to be the father of landscape painting in Britain. The son of a clergyman, Wilson was born in Penegoes, Montgomeryshire. The family was an old and respected one, and Wilson was first cousin to Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. In 1729 he went to London where he began as a portrait painter, under the apprenticeship of an obscure artist, Thomas Wright. From 1750 to 1757 he was in Italy and adopted landscape on the advice of Francesco Zuccarelli. Painting in Italy and afterwards in England, he was the first major British painter to primarily concentrate on landsc... Read full biography
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VIEW OF DOVER
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Phaeton's petition to Apollo
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Portrait, landscape and industrial genre painting
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Portrait painting-Grand Style
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Portrait painting, writing, teaching
United Kingdom, England, Netherlands, Germany. 1618 - 1680
Portrait, landscape, religious themed, history and figure paintings
United Kingdom, England, Scotland. 1731 - 1809
Landscape, figure in landscape paintings, map making
England, United Kingdom. 1694 - 1739
Portrait painting, bookplate illustration
Switzerland, England, Italy. 1741 - 1807
History and portrait painting
Holland, Netherlands. 1567 - 1641
Portrait and mythology scene painting, engraving
United Kingdom, England. 1727 - 1788
Drawing, portrait and landscape painting
United Kingdom, Netherlands, England. 1593 - 1661
Portrait painting, miniatures
Flemish, Belgium, England. 1684 - 1749
Still life and landscape painting
England, United Kingdom. 1735 - 1811
Portrait painting of distinguished persons
England, Ireland. 1728/32 - 1784
Landscape painting
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Woodland scene and animal painting
United Kingdom. 1712 - 1787
Portrait painting, conversation pieces
Netherlands. 1634 - 1693
Genre painting
United Kingdom. 1664 - 1745
Portrait painting
United Kingdom. 1707 - 1792
Portrait painting
France. 1727 - 1775
Paintings of notable portraits and figure dressed in rustic clothing, miniatures
England. 1763 - 1851
Landscape painting, some with figures. watercolor specialty
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Portrait painting of dignitaries, poetry writing, President of Royal Academy
United Kingdom. 1701 - 1779
Portrait painting
United Kingdom, England. 1763 - 1804
Sentimental and rustic genre and figure painting
Italy. 1665 - 1731
Figure, land-and townscape painting, engraving
United Kingdom, Scotland. 1756 - 1823
Portrait painting of prominent persons
United States, United Kingdom. 1784 - 1849
Painting, landscapist, watercolorist
United Kingdom, England. 1776 - 1837
Regional rural landscape and rural scene painting, figure drawing
United Kingdom, Scotland, England. 1713 - 1784
Classical portrait painting
United Kingdom, England, Germany. 1646 - 1723
Aristocratic portrait painting
United Kingdom. 1692 - 1780
Portrait and landscape painting
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Landscape, genre scene and portrait painting