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John Wollaston

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WikidataQ3182782

Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.78.217
Tier 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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Portrait of a Young Man

1749 · Oil on canvas

133.4 × 107.6 cm (52 1/2 × 42 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Woman

1749 · Oil on canvas

132.6 × 107.2 cm (52 3/16 × 42 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Naval Officer

1749 · Oil on canvas

127 × 101.6 cm (50 × 40 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute Chicago
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