John Russell (painter)
John Russell , RA , (born March 29, 1745 in Guildford ; died April 20, 1806 in Hull ) was a British painter and pastel painter.
Life
John Russell's father was a Guildford bookseller and art dealer and a drawing dilettante. He attended the Royal Grammar School in Guildford and then took painting lessons with Francis Cotes . At 19 he became an active follower of the Methodists and George Whitefield . He was also acquainted with the clergyman William Dodd , whom he later portrayed. Russell kept a diary that has been preserved. He married in 1770 and moved into an apartment in Cavendish Square , London .
He exhibited at the Society of Artists of Great Britain all his life . In 1772 he was elected an associate member of the Royal Academy of Arts , from 1788 he was a full member. In 1789 he was appointed court painter . Many of his portraits were re-engraved. Russell mainly painted portraits. He wrote about drawing and painting techniques. Russell was an amateur astronomer and friends with William Herschel .
Fonts (selection)
- Elements of painting with crayons . 1772; revised and enlarged, 1777.
- Diaries covering the periods July 1766-May 1779, Jan. 1780-July 1789, Aug. 1801-Jan. 1802. Written in the shorthand developed by Byrom . Deciphered in 1871.
literature
- Russell, John . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 29 : Rosa – Scheffauer . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1935, p. 229 .
- RJB Walker: Russell, John (1745-1806) . In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press online
- Russell, John . [painter] . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 23 : Refectory - Sainte-Beuve . London 1911, p. 863 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- Literature by and about John Russell (painter) in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Russell, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English painter and pastel painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1745 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guildford |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1806 |
| Place of death | Kingston upon Hull |