Portrait of a Naval Officer
1753 · oil paint
127 × 101.6 cm (50 × 40 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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John Wollaston
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32
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- SmithsonianTier 1 · Institutional90%
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John Wollaston was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting and was active mostly in British North America. He was one of a handful of painters to introduce English Rococo styles of painting to Britain's North American colonies.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago
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3 published of 31 catalogued · 31 with image
- Art Institute Chicago3 published3 img
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- 1753 · AIC · 5 provWikidata·titleWikidata·mediumWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_urlWikidata·artwork_type
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