John Hampden (probably)
at Kenwood House
William Dobson
English1610–1646
About
William Dobson was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting. One of the first significant English painters, he was praised by his contemporary John Aubrey as "the most excellent painter that England has yet bred". The art critic Waldemar Januszczak describes him as the first British born painter of genius.
Notable works
Portrait of an Old and a Younger Man (John Taylor and John Denham)
at Courtauld Gallery
Endymion Porter Around
at Tate Britain
Richard Lovelace
at Dulwich Picture Gallery
The Executioner with the Head of John the Baptist
at Walker Art Gallery
Works in the collection
5 works
John Hampden (probably)
at Kenwood House
Portrait of an Old and a Younger Man (John Taylor and John Denham)
at Courtauld Gallery
Endymion Porter Around
at Tate Britain
Richard Lovelace
at Dulwich Picture Gallery
The Executioner with the Head of John the Baptist
at Walker Art Gallery
More by William Dobson in institutions
Courtauld Gallery
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Dulwich Picture Gallery
London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom
Walker Art Gallery
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Tate Britain
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Kenwood House
Hampstead, United Kingdom
