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Presentación de diapositivasPortrait of a Boy, Probably of the Crossfield Family
1770
135.0 x 91.0 cm
Hugh William Williams (1773 – 1829)
Descubre a Hugh William Williams: pintor paisajista escocés conocido como "Grecian Williams". Admira sus impresionantes acuarelas de Grecia e Italia que capturan ruinas y historia artística.
William Williams was born in England, the son of a mariner. He lived through shipwreck and adventure in the Caribbean before arriving in Philadelphia at the age of twenty, by which time he was already earning a livelihood as a painter. He returned to England in 1776, and died there fifteen years later in an almshouse. Tradition holds that the solemn young man represented in this portrait is a member of the Crossfield family. He holds the equipment for the game of battledore and shuttlecock, a decorous eighteenth-century version of badminton. In this picture, one of Williams"s best, the rendering of the rocks, the verdure, and the distant view reminds us that the artist was also a painter of theatrical scenery.
Sobre esta obra
- Título: Portrait of a Boy, Probably of the Crossfield Family
- Artista: Hugh William Williams
- Año: 1770
- Dimensiones originales: 135.0 x 91.0 cm
- Formato: Portrait
- Estado de derechos de autor: Dominio público
- Paleta de colores: Earthy
- Color predominante: Quinacridone Magenta
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