SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS PRA (1723-1792) Master Bunbury (1780-81) Oil on canvas (78 x 64 cm) Philadelphia Museum of Art To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" This is one of those paintings whose genesis and the behind-the-scenes story are as interesting as its aesthetical value. Scholars have disagreed over …
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A Conversation in Rome
NATHANIEL DANCE (1735-1811) A Conversation Piece: James Grant of Grant, John Mytton, The Hon. Thomas Robinson, and Thomas Wynn (1760-61) Oil on canvas (96 x 123 cm) Philadelphia Museum of Art To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Nathaniel Dance's career resemble that of other British artists of that …
The Blacksmith’s Shop
JOHN CROME (1768-1821) The Blacksmith's Shop Near Hingham, Norfolk (1808)* Oil on canvas 154 x 122 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art (*) The photo is an HD image provided by http://www.gallerix.ru To enlarge the image, right-click on it and open it in a new tab Although most of “Old” Crome's artistic production took place in …
Lady Le Despencer
SIR WILLIAM BEECHEY (1753-1839) Elizabeth Eliot, Lady Le Despencer (1795-97) Oil on canvas (63 x 48 cm) Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Few artists of his generation probed more subtly the characters of their sitters than William Beechey. Born in Burford, …
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