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William Dobson The Artist, Sir Charles Cotterell and Balthasar Gerbier oil painting


The Artist, Sir Charles Cotterell and Balthasar Gerbier
Painting ID::  975 		Artist: William Dobson
Painting: The Artist, Sir Charles Cotterell and Balthasar Gerbier
Introduction: 1645 Albury Park, Guildford, England
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
William Dobson Endymion Porter oil painting


Endymion Porter
Painting ID::  976 		Artist: William Dobson
Painting: Endymion Porter
Introduction: c1640/43 Tate Gallery, London
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
William Dobson Charles II as a boy commander oil painting


Charles II as a boy commander
Painting ID::  50842 		Artist: William Dobson
Painting: Charles II as a boy commander
Introduction: mk216
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
William Dobson The Painter with Sir Charles Cottrell and Sir Balthasar Gerbier by William Dobson oil painting


The Painter with Sir Charles Cottrell and Sir Balthasar Gerbier by William Dobson
Painting ID::  58681 		Artist: William Dobson
Painting: The Painter with Sir Charles Cottrell and Sir Balthasar Gerbier by William Dobson
Introduction: The Painter with Sir Charles Cottrell and Sir Balthasar Gerbier by William Dobson, circa 1645.
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
William Dobson Charles II when Prince of Wales oil painting


Charles II when Prince of Wales
Painting ID::  58682 		Artist: William Dobson
Painting: Charles II when Prince of Wales
Introduction: Charles II when Prince of Wales, circa 1642 or 1643.
   
   
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
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     1610-1646 English William Dobson Locations William Dobson (March 4, 1610 ?C October 28, 1646) was a portraitist and one of the first notable English painters, praised by his contemporary John Aubrey as the most excellent painter that England has yet bred. Dobson was born in London the son of a decorative artist, and was apprenticed to William Peake and probably later joined the studio of Francis Cleyn. He is believed to have had access to the Royal Collection and to have copied works by Titian and Anthony Van Dyck, King Charles I chief painter. The colour and texture of Dobson work was influenced by Venetian art, but Van Dyck style has little apparent influence on Dobson. Van Dyck himself discovered Dobson when he noticed one of the young artists pictures in a London shop window. He introduced Dobson to the King, who had Dobson paint himself, his sons and members of the court. When Van Dyck died in 1641, Dobson probably succeeded him as sergeant-painter to the King, though proof is lacking. During the English Civil War Dobson was based at the Royalist centre of Oxford and painted many leading Cavaliers. His portrait of the future Charles II as Prince of Wales at the age of around twelve is a notable baroque composition, and perhaps his finest work. He also painted the Duke of York, Prince Rupert of the Rhine and Prince Maurice. Charles II when Prince of Wales, circa 1642 or 1643.Around sixty of Dobson works survive, mostly half-length portraits most of them dated from 1642 or later. The thick impasto of his early work gave way to a mere skim of paint, perhaps reflecting a wartime scarcity of materials. After Oxford fell to the Parliamentarians, in June 1646, Dobson returned to London. Now without patronage, he was briefly imprisoned for debt and died in poverty at the age of thirty-six. Dobson is regarded as a talented painter with a fine sense for colour and good powers of observation. However, an entirely English training such as Dobson could not be first rate in the early 17th century and he had technical weaknesses[citation needed]. There are examples of Dobson work at Tate Britain and the National Portrait Gallery in London and at several English country houses. The most comprehensive study of Dobson and his work is William Dobson, 1611?C1646 an exhibition catalogue written by M. Rogers for a 1983 exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. . Related Artists to William Dobson : | MASSYS, Cornelis | Peter van Bloemen | Francois-Hubert Drouais | marin mersenne | Tito Agujari |

 

 

 
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