Wivenhoe Park, Essex, oil on canvas, by John Constable, 1816, 56.1 × 101.2 cm (National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States of America). Another great figure in English painting, who wa…| The Artistic Adventure of Mankind
Another English portraitist, almost contemporary with Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough, was George Romney (1734–1802). With a refined yet coldly classical style, he enjoyed great fame. He wa…| The Artistic Adventure of Mankind
In a certain way, Antoon van Dyck can be considered the founder of English portrait painting, which flourished splendidly during the 18th century. Portraiture had been the only form of painting consistently cultivated in Great Britain since the 16th century; however, except for miniature painting—where some meritorious English artists had stood out— most of its … Continue reading THE ENGLISH PAINTING SCHOOL I. William Hogarth, Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough| The Artistic Adventure of Mankind