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Facts

Born August 1, 1713 or August 1, 1714 • Wales
Died May 15, 1782 • Wales
Movement / Style English school

Photos

Wilson, Richard: Lake Albano
Wilson, Richard: Solitude
Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle, oil on canvas by Richard Wilson, c. 1765; in the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. 101 × 127 cm.
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J.M.W. Turner: The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to Her Last Berth to Be Broken Up, 1838
J.M.W. Turner
English painter
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Thomas Gainsborough
English painter
“View with the Roman Campagna,” watercolour by John Cozens, last quarter of the 18th century; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
John Robert Cozens
British artist
Augustus John, self-portrait, chalk on paper, c. 1901; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Augustus John
Welsh painter
Rembrandt: Self-Portrait
Rembrandt
Dutch artist
Self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci drawn in red chalk, showing an elderly man with long hair and a flowing beard, with a serious, contemplative expression.
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
Peter Paul Rubens: self-portrait
Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish artist
Vincent van Gogh: Self-Portrait
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch painter
Nicolas Poussin: Adoration of the Golden Calf
Nicolas Poussin
French painter
Albrecht Dürer: Self-Portrait in Furred Coat
Albrecht Dürer
German artist
Oskar Kokoschka
Oskar Kokoschka
Austrian painter and writer
Peasant Dance by Pieter Bruegel the Elder shows villagers dancing, drinking, and socializing outdoors near rustic buildings, with musicians playing in the foreground.
Pieter Bruegel, the Elder
Flemish artist
Claude Lorrain: Ulysses Returns Chryseis to Her Father
Claude Lorrain
French artist
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Hokusai
Japanese artist
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard
French painter
Canaletto: The Doges' Palace and Piazza San Marco, Venice
Canaletto
Italian artist
Caspar David Friedrich: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
Caspar David Friedrich
German painter
Miracle of the True Cross at the Bridge of San Lorenzo
Gentile Bellini
Italian painter
Palmer, Samuel: Eventide
Samuel Palmer
British painter
Robert, Hubert: Antiquities of Provence
Hubert Robert
French painter

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