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John Russell
English Painter, 1745-1806,English pastellist, painter, writer and astronomer. His father, also called John Russell (1711-1804), was a bookseller, printseller and amateur artist. Russell was educated at Guildford grammar school and won premiums from the Society of Artists for drawings in 1759 and 1760. He was apprenticed to Francis Cotes and set up his own practice in 1767. In 1770 he entered the Royal Academy Schools, London, winning the silver medal for figure drawing. He exhibited at the Society of Artists in 1768 and annually at the Royal Academy from 1769 to 1806. He was elected ARA in 1772 and RA in 1788, when he became Crayon Painter to King George III and to George, Prince of Wales. He painted some rather stilted portraits in oil
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Painting ID:: 42187
Dona Peppa Mattiocco
mk167
1886
Conte crayon
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Painting ID:: 42188
Elge,Italy
mk167
1889
Oil
Gifted to the Natinal Gallery of Victoria
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Painting ID:: 42189
Almond tree in blossom
mk167
1887
Oil
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Painting ID:: 42190
Fishing boats,Goulphar
mk167
1900
Oil
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Painting ID:: 42191
Rhododendrons and head of a woman
mk167
c.1900
Oil
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John Russell
English Painter, 1745-1806,English pastellist, painter, writer and astronomer. His father, also called John Russell (1711-1804), was a bookseller, printseller and amateur artist. Russell was educated at Guildford grammar school and won premiums from the Society of Artists for drawings in 1759 and 1760. He was apprenticed to Francis Cotes and set up his own practice in 1767. In 1770 he entered the Royal Academy Schools, London, winning the silver medal for figure drawing. He exhibited at the Society of Artists in 1768 and annually at the Royal Academy from 1769 to 1806. He was elected ARA in 1772 and RA in 1788, when he became Crayon Painter to King George III and to George, Prince of Wales. He painted some rather stilted portraits in oil
. Related Artists to John Russell: | Carducci, Bartolommeo | Gerard de Lairesse | Cornelis Bisschop | Johann Georg Meyer | Anton Hickel |
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