ALEXANDER ROSLIN (1718-1793) Portrait of a lady in a pink dress (1755-1765) Oil on canvas (64 x 53) Private collection This portrait belongs to the first years of Roslin in France; this means the second half of the 1750s. We could say that this portrait symbolises the 18th century, particularly the period between 1750 and …
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The Beautiful Mrs Bewicke
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) Mrs Calverley Bewicke (1790-95) Oil on canvas (75 x 62 cm) Private collection To enlarge the picture, click on it and open it in a new window Around the time when Lawrence painted the portrait of his friend and benefactor, William Lock, he portrayed a beautiful woman named Margaret Bewicke (1762-1859). …
John Monson of Burton
POMPEO BATONI (1707-1787) John, 3rd Baron Monson of Burton (1775) Oil on canvas: 249 x 175 cm Private collection To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and open it in a new tab. The only claim to fame this handsome and very elegant young gentleman would have had was to have been portrayed by Pompeo …
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