George WillisonPortrait painter who was born in Edinburgh in 1741 and returned there to spend his retirement. He was a pupil of Mengs in Rome, before Mengs left for Madrid in 1761. He painted "Boswell" in Rome in 1765 which is now in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Willison was in London from 1767 and exhibited at the Scottish Academy between 1767 - 1770, and at the Royal Academy in 1771 and 1772. He left London for an opulent retirement in Edinburgh around 1784. | |||
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Portrait of George Pigot ID de tableau:: 82713 Voir la galerie dans Suède |
Portrait of George Pigot 1777(1777) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 67.3 x 56.5 cm (26.5 x 22.2 in) cyf 1777(1777) _ Medium_Oil_on_canvas _ Dimensions_67.3_x_56.5_cm_(26.5_x_22.2_in) _ cyf |
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Portrait of James Boswell ID de tableau:: 82842 Voir la galerie dans Suède |
Portrait of James Boswell 1765(1765) Medium Oil cyf 1765(1765) _ Medium_Oil _ cyf |
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Lady Jane Grey Preparing for Execution ID de tableau:: 94974 Voir la galerie dans Suède |
Lady Jane Grey Preparing for Execution 1835(1835) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 56 x 46.25 in cyf 1835(1835) _ Medium_oil_on_canvas _ Dimensions_56_x_46.25_in _ cyf |
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garden of England ID de tableau:: 98143 Voir la galerie dans Suède |
garden of England Oil on canvas. 63 x 76 cm Date 1865(1865) cyf Oil_on_canvas._63_x_76_cm_ Date_1865(1865)_ cyf |
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Boats on the shore ID de tableau:: 98152 Voir la galerie dans Suède |
Boats on the shore circa 1880(1880) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 36 x 53.5 cm cyf circa_1880(1880)_ Medium_oil_on_canvas_ Dimensions_36_x_53.5_cm_ cyf |
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| Portrait painter who was born in Edinburgh in 1741 and returned there to spend his retirement. He was a pupil of Mengs in Rome, before Mengs left for Madrid in 1761. He painted "Boswell" in Rome in 1765 which is now in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Willison was in London from 1767 and exhibited at the Scottish Academy between 1767 - 1770, and at the Royal Academy in 1771 and 1772. He left London for an opulent retirement in Edinburgh around 1784. | ||||||||||
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