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William Hamilton

William Hamilton

1939⚠–1801

WA-00018366

Palo Alto, CA, USA

PaintingContemporary

Representation

None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

30

Works in Collection

37

Assets Indexed

2

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

William Hamilton was a British painter who produced large-scale narrative compositions in oil drawn from classical antiquity, Shakespeare, and contemporary literature. Working within the Royal Academy tradition, he specialized in history painting, a genre that demanded both academic rigor and mythological erudition. His ambitious canvases exemplified the hierarchy of subjects that defined eighteenth-century artistic prestige.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago

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Contemporary

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Painting

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Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate

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Artworks (30)

Autumn Nutting

1771 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown and gray wash, over graphite, on ivory wove paper, tipped onto cream wove paper

16.8 × 11.2 cm (6 5/8 × 4 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Olivia and Viola

Olivia and Viola

1771 · Engraving on paper

Image: 26.4 × 19.7 cm (10 7/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Sheet: 28.3 × 21.7 cm (11 3/16 × 8 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study

1771 · Pen and gray ink, with brush and gray wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on card

14.2 × 10 cm (5 5/8 × 3 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1770 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite

Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 3/8 in. (24.7 × 18.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Classical Military Subject

1770 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite

Sheet: 10 1/8 × 7 5/8 in. (25.7 × 19.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

John the Baptist and Two Men, with Christ

1770 · Pen and black ink, brush and brown wash over graphite

Sheet: 10 1/8 × 12 7/16 in. (25.7 × 31.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Envy from Ovid's "House of Envy" (Book II, lines 760-796) (recto); A naked woman (verso)

1770 · Recto: pen and black ink, brush and brown wash and watercolor, over graphite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Abduction of Deianira

1770 · Pen and black ink over graphite, with watercolor

Sheet: 10 9/16 × 12 15/16 in. (26.8 × 32.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Historical Subject with Men and a Boy Near a Ship (recto); Anatomical Study of a Foot (verso)

1770 · Recto: pen and black ink, brush and brown wash and watercolor, over graphite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1770 · Pen and brown and gray ink, brush and gray and brown wash, over graphite

Sheet: 10 7/16 × 12 3/4 in. (26.5 × 32.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Amymone (?) with a Lecherous Satyr

1770 · Pen and black ink over graphite, with watercolor

Sheet: 13 1/16 × 10 9/16 in. (33.2 × 26.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A King and a Horse with Ghostly Women

1770 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash and watercolor, over graphite

Sheet: 10 3/8 × 12 1/2 in. (26.4 × 31.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman Sheltering a Child in a Landscape

1770 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite

Sheet: 10 5/16 × 12 13/16 in. (26.2 × 32.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A man in chains converses with a woman

A man in chains converses with a woman

1770 · Pen and brown and gray ink, brush and gray and brown wash, over graphite

Sheet: 10 7/16 × 12 3/4 in. (26.5 × 32.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Amymone (?) with a lecherous satyr

Amymone (?) with a lecherous satyr

1770 · Pen and black ink over graphite, with watercolor

Sheet: 13 1/16 × 10 9/16 in. (33.2 × 26.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

John the Baptist and two men, with Christ

John the Baptist and two men, with Christ

1770 · Pen and black ink, brush and brown wash over graphite

Sheet: 10 1/8 × 12 7/16 in. (25.7 × 31.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Abduction of Deianira

The Abduction of Deianira

1770 · Pen and black ink over graphite, with watercolor

Sheet: 10 9/16 × 12 15/16 in. (26.8 × 32.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A king with his horse, alarmed by ghostly women

A king with his horse, alarmed by ghostly women

1770 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash and watercolor, over graphite

Sheet: 10 3/8 × 12 1/2 in. (26.4 × 31.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Classical military subject

Classical military subject

1770 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite

Sheet: 10 1/8 × 7 5/8 in. (25.7 × 19.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman sheltering a child in a landscape

Woman sheltering a child in a landscape

1770 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite

Sheet: 10 5/16 × 12 13/16 in. (26.2 × 32.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Toneelspeelster Sarah Siddons in de rol van Euphrasia

Toneelspeelster Sarah Siddons in de rol van Euphrasia

1761 · brush on paper, chalk

height: 455 cm, width: 343 cm

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Graphite, ink and watercolour on paper

support: 237 x 175 mm

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Graphite, ink and watercolour on paper

support: 141 x 190 mm

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Graphite on paper

support: 159 x 98 mm

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Artwork sources (4)

30 published of 30 catalogued · 20 with image

The Met
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Tate
9 published9 img
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Toneelspeelster Sarah Siddons in de rol van Euphrasia
1761 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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— · Tate · 1 prov
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— · Tate · 1 prov
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— · Tate · 1 prov
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— · Tate · 1 prov
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The Invasion of a Harem
— · Tate · 1 prov
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— · Tate · 1 prov
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— · Tate · 1 prov
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Images

Artsy artwork: Polaroid Portrait, Emmett Williams 11.11.71

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Hamilton (2017)

Artsy

Artsy artwork: Sir William Hamilton (1783-1784)

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Artsy artwork: Landscape near Washington, Connecticut

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Artsy artwork: Elizabeth Duchess of Hamilton (Late 1700)

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Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Grand Cañon of the Colorado River, Mouth of Kanab Wash, looking West (Met Museum)

Met Museum

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Movements1

Collections4

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate

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Rijksmuseum

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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Tate

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