John William Godward

Fan account of John William Godward, an English painter from the end of the Neo-Classicist era.

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Reflections, 1918, John William Godward

Medium: watercolor,paper

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Study for a Costume of a Civil Official, Jacques-Louis David, c. 1792, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and Drawings

standing man with outstretched arm wearing elaborate costume with full-length cloak and hat with feather This costume study for a civil official exemplifies the French Revolution’s utopian spirit. The Committee of Public Safety assigned Jacques-Louis David the ambitious task of reinventing the way French people dressed. He was to design clothes “more appropriate to republican morals and to the character of the Revolution,” not just for government officials and the military but for the average French citizen as well. David completed the commission swiftly, producing a series of sharply drawn studies representing fanciful ensembles that blended influences of antique sculpture, military regalia, and theater. John Moore, a Scotsman briefly residing in Paris in 1792, described David’s fashion designs—and their first fashion victims—in his journal. “Part of this dress is already adopted by many; but I have only seen one person in public completely equipped with the whole; and as he had managed it, his appearance was rather fantastical… . He is a tall man, and of a very warlike figure; I took him for a Major of Dragoons at least: on enquiry I find he is a miniature painter.” Size: 12 ¾ x 9 in. (32.39 x 22.86 cm) 23 ¾ × 19 ¾ in. (60.33 × 50.17 cm) (outer frame) Medium: Pen and black ink and wash over black chalk

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/9326/

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The Peacock Fan, 1912, John William Godward

Medium: oil,canvas

https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-william-godward/the-peacock-fan-1912

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The Love Letter, 1913, John William Godward

Medium: oil,canvas

https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-william-godward/the-love-letter-1913

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General plan embracing the Temple of Isis, two theaters, the District Soldiers, a large porch and a Gym, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/general-plan-embracing-the-temple-of-isis-two-theaters-the-district-soldiers-a-large-porch-and

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Dolce Far Niente, 1904, John William Godward

Medium: oil,canvas

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The Fruit Vendor, 1917, John William Godward

Medium: oil,canvas

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Mischief and Repose, 1895, John William Godward

Medium: oil,canvas

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Study of a woman’s hands, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

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Antinous, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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Venus Binding her Hair, 1897, John William Godward

Medium: oil,canvas

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Contemplation, 1922, John William Godward

Medium: oil,canvas

https://www.wikiart.org/en/john-william-godward/contemplation-1922

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Beaut Romane, 1904, William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Medium: oil,canvas

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Ionian Dancing Girl, 1902, John William Godward

Medium: oil,canvas

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Mrs. Benjamin Davis, née Anstice Greenleaf, John Singleton Copley, ca. 1764, Brooklyn Museum: American Art

Size: 30 1/16 x 24 7/8 in. (76.4 x 63.2 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/69

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Etienne Renon de Franois, 1795, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

Medium: oil,canvas

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Art and Literature, 1867, William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Medium: oil,canvas