DOBSON, William
English Baroque Era Painter, ca.1611-1646
English painter. His father, William Dobson, was a gentleman of St Albans employed by Francis Bacon, Viscount Verulam, on the building and decoration at Verulam House and Gorhambury; he was also probably Master of the Alienation Office and a member of the Painter-Stainers' Company, but according to John Aubrey, 'he spending his estate luxuriously upon women, necessity forced his son William Dobson to be the most excellent painter
ID: 64644 The Painter with Sir Charles Cottrell and Sir Balthasar Gerbier about 1645 Oil on canvas, Albury Park, Guildford, England Sir Charles, on the extreme right, seems to be protecting Dobson, in the middle, from the suggestions of the elderly figure on the left who holds a drawing in his hand. *** Keywords: ************* Author: DOBSON, William Title: The Painter with Sir Charles Cottrell and Sir Balthasar Gerbier, 1601-1650, English , painting , portrait
