All John Russell's oil paintings
ID Image  Oil Pantings, Sorted from A to Z     Other Information
42189 Almond tree in blossom Almond tree in blossom mk167 1887 Oil
42187 Dona Peppa Mattiocco Dona Peppa Mattiocco mk167 1886 Conte crayon
42188 Elge,Italy Elge,Italy mk167 1889 Oil Gifted to the Natinal Gallery of Victoria
42190 Fishing boats,Goulphar Fishing boats,Goulphar mk167 1900 Oil
42193 Muscovy bungalow from below Muscovy bungalow from below mk167 1920 Watercolou
42192 Portofino Portofino mk167 c.1915 Watercolor
42191 Rhododendrons and head of a woman Rhododendrons and head of a woman mk167 c.1900 Oil
John Russell
English Painter, 1745-1806,English pastellist, painter, writer and astronomer. His father, also called John Russell (1711-1804), was a bookseller, printseller and amateur artist. Russell was educated at Guildford grammar school and won premiums from the Society of Artists for drawings in 1759 and 1760. He was apprenticed to Francis Cotes and set up his own practice in 1767. In 1770 he entered the Royal Academy Schools, London, winning the silver medal for figure drawing. He exhibited at the Society of Artists in 1768 and annually at the Royal Academy from 1769 to 1806. He was elected ARA in 1772 and RA in 1788, when he became Crayon Painter to King George III and to George, Prince of Wales. He painted some rather stilted portraits in oil . Related Artists to : | Baron Francois Gerard | JanVermeer | Jean Baptiste Isabey | Lo Scheggia | Paul Huet |