#william dobson

[caedmonofwhitby]

Self-Portrait c.1635-40

William Dobson 1611-1646

Oil paint on canvas

This youthful self-portrait was probably painted in the late 1630s. Unlike other self-portraits made in Britain at the time, it rejects a carefully elegant pose. Dobson's unruly hair and vigorous self-scrutiny are matched by quick handling, thick impasto and rapid transitions from light to dark.

His approach reflects the influence of Dutch artists such as Rembrandt. Dobson's powerful self-image, full of personality, was made at a moment when art in Britain, and how artists viewed themselves, was changing.

Tate Britain, London

[diemelusine]

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (c. 1643) by William Dobson.

[portrait-paintings]

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Artist: William Dobson (English, 1611–1646)

Date: c. 1635-1640)

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Tate Britain, London, United Kingdom

Description

Judith Sanders’s direct gaze is fixed on her husband as he paints her. It is a domestic, informal image painted around the time of their marriage in December 1637. The portrait is one of William Dobson’s earliest known works and probably the result of a single sitting. He was active during the English Civil War (1642–51) in London and Oxford, and as Principal Painter to Charles I. He is considered by many to be the finest artist born in Britain of his generation.

[thegirlintheblackdress]

Jesus Returning to Nazareth with his Parents, by William Dobson

[portraituresque]

William Dobson - self portrait

[poliwait]

William Dobson’s Self-Portrait c.1635-40

[oldsardens]

William Dobson - Portrait of Colonel John Milward (1599–1670)

[rmelster]

Portrait of the artist (centre) with Nicholas Lanier (left) and Sir Charles Cotterell (right), by William Dobson.