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Sir Walter Gilbey:Animal Painters Of England From The Year 1650 (volume 2); A Brief History Of Their Lives And Works
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1900. Not illustrat… More...
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1900. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... JOHN WOOTTON. (Born circa 1685. Died 1765.) JOHN WOOTTON was born about the year 1685. Matthew Pilkington, Horace Walpole, and other authorities state that he was at one time a pupil of John Wyck, the celebrated Dutch painter, whose battle scenes, equestrian pictures, and hunting and hawking pieces are well known. If Wootton did enjoy the advantages of John Wyck''s tuition, he must have done so when he was very young, the Dutch master having died at Mortlake in 1702, when Wootton would have been about seventeen years of age, if we are correct in believing 1685 to have been the year of his birth. After studying in London, Wootton took up his residence at Newmarket for the purpose of painting the likenesses of horses; and during his stay here he executed his principal works connected with the turf. Seymour and Spencer were at this time hardly out of the nursery, and Peter Tilleman devoted no attention to this department of art; John Wootton, therefore, stood practically alone as a painter of equine portraits, and found many patrons. Among his more influential friends he counted Henry, third Duke of Beaufort. The Duke was something more than a patron to him; when he recognised the young artist''s ability he generously sent him at his own expense to study at Rome. Horace Walpole, in his Anecdotes of Painting, published in 1782, says that Wootton painted with consummate skill, animation and truth, and describes him as a capital master in the branch of his profession to which he chiefly devoted himself. Walpole''s opinion has been endorsed by Sir Edwin Landseer. Among the many works by Wootton in the Badminton collection is a small one of a covey of partridges with pointers drawing up followed by men with nets. The present Duke, in a communication to the writer, says... Sir Walter Gilbey, Books, History, Animal Painters Of England From The Year 1650 (volume 2); A Brief History Of Their Lives And Works Books>History The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 2; Original Publisher: Vinton; Publication date: 1900; Subjects: Animal painters; Painting, English; Painters; Art / General; Art / History / General; Art / European; Art / Individual Artist; Art / Techniques / Painting; Art / Subjects<
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Sir Walter Gilbey:Animal Painters Of England From The Year 1650 (volume 2); A Brief History Of Their Lives And Works
- new book ISBN: 9781154016802
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1900. Not illustrat… More...
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1900. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... JOHN WOOTTON. (Born circa 1685. Died 1765.) JOHN WOOTTON was born about the year 1685. Matthew Pilkington, Horace Walpole, and other authorities state that he was at one time a pupil of John Wyck, the celebrated Dutch painter, whose battle scenes, equestrian pictures, and hunting and hawking pieces are well known. If Wootton did enjoy the advantages of John Wyck''s tuition, he must have done so when he was very young, the Dutch master having died at Mortlake in 1702, when Wootton would have been about seventeen years of age, if we are correct in believing 1685 to have been the year of his birth. After studying in London, Wootton took up his residence at Newmarket for the purpose of painting the likenesses of horses; and during his stay here he executed his principal works connected with the turf. Seymour and Spencer were at this time hardly out of the nursery, and Peter Tilleman devoted no attention to this department of art; John Wootton, therefore, stood practically alone as a painter of equine portraits, and found many patrons. Among his more influential friends he counted Henry, third Duke of Beaufort. The Duke was something more than a patron to him; when he recognised the young artist''s ability he generously sent him at his own expense to study at Rome. Horace Walpole, in his Anecdotes of Painting, published in 1782, says that Wootton painted with consummate skill, animation and truth, and describes him as a capital master in the branch of his profession to which he chiefly devoted himself. Walpole''s opinion has been endorsed by Sir Edwin Landseer. Among the many works by Wootton in the Badminton collection is a small one of a covey of partridges with pointers drawing up followed by men with nets. The present Duke, in a communication to the writer, says... Sir Walter Gilbey, Books, History, Animal Painters Of England From The Year 1650 (volume 2); A Brief History Of Their Lives And Works Books>History, General Books LLC<
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