All John Vanderbank's oil paintings
ID Image  Oil Pantings, Sorted from A to Z     Other Information
94395 Portrait of a Lady in a Blue Dress, Sotheby's 1964 Portrait of a Lady in a Blue Dress, Sotheby's 1964 cjr
81721 Portrait of John Michael Rysbrack Portrait of John Michael Rysbrack 1728(1728) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 125.7 x 100.3 cm (49.5 x 39.5 in) cyf
John Vanderbank
John Vanderbank (9 September 1694 - 23 December 1739) was an English portrait painter and book illustrator, who enjoyed a high reputation for a short while during the reign of King George I, but who died relatively young due to an intemperate and extravagant lifestyle. Vanderbank was born in London, the eldest son of John Vanderbank Snr. His father was a Huguenot tapestry weaver, born in Paris, but who was forced to flee to Holland before coming to England where he became head of a Soho tapestry weaving factory. Vanderbank studied under Sir Godfrey Kneller at James Thornhill's art academy in Great Queen Street from 1711 until 1720, when he joined with Louis Cheron to found his own academy in St. Martin's Lane. The venture proved a failure, and in 1729 he went to France to avoid his creditors. On his return he entered "the liberties of the Fleet" - mansion houses near Fleet prison, London, in which certain privileged prisoners could serve out their sentences in return for payment. It was noted by George Vertue that "only intemperance prevented Vanderbank from being the greatest portraitist of his generation." He died of Tuberculosis in Holies Street, Cavendish Square, London, on 23 Dec. 1739, aged about 45, and was buried in Marylebone church. . Related Artists to : | Karl Bodmer | VERMEER VAN DELFT, Jan | PYNAS, Jacob | Charles Van Beveren | August Friedrich Oelenhainz |