Richard Rothwell
Richard Rothwell (born November 20, 1800 in Athlone , Ireland, † September 13, 1868 in Rome ) was an Irish painter who was best known for his portraits and genre paintings.
Life
Richard Rothwell was born in Athlone , Ireland, to James and Elizabeth Rothwell. He was the eldest of the couple's seven children. He received his training as a painter in Dublin from 1814 to 1820. At the age of 24, he became a member of the newly founded Royal Hibernian Academy , where he exhibited his pictures successfully on several occasions. Shortly after 1826 he moved to London, where he worked as an assistant to Thomas Lawrence , whose style influenced him. After Lawrence's death, he completed some of his paintings. After 1829 portraits were made of the MPs William Huskisson (1830) and William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1831) and William Farren (1829), all of which are in the National Portrait Gallery in London. He also portrayed Victoria, Duchess of Kent . From 1830 he also painted genre pictures that were influenced by Italian paintings.
Examples of his paintings
Mary Shelley (1840)
William Huskisson (1831)
Portrait of a young man
literature
- Freeman Marius O'Donoghue : Rothwell, Richard . In: Sidney Lee (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 49: Robinson - Russell. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1897, p. 310 (English).
- Fintan Cullen: Rothwell, Richard (1800-1868). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of January 2008, accessed April 19, 2008.
- Lenoeé Ormond: Rothwell, Richard ( Memento from January 19, 2005 in the Internet Archive ), In: The Grove Dictionary of Art , Macmillan, 2000, excerpt on artnet.com, in the Internet Archive on archive.org, as of January 19, 2005 , seen July 24, 2011
Web links
- Overview of the works in the National Portrait Gallery in London
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rothwell, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athlone , Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1868 |
| Place of death | Rome |