John Linnell

1792–1882

John Linnell, ‘Kensington Gravel Pits’ 1811–2
Kensington Gravel Pits 1811–2
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Biography

John Linnell (16 June 1792 – 20 January 1882) was an English landscape and portrait painter and engraver. Linnell was a naturalist and a rival to John Constable. He had a taste for Northern European art of the Renaissance, particularly Albrecht Dürer. He also associated with William Blake, to whom he introduced Samuel Palmer and others of the Ancients.

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John Linnell, ‘Kensington Gravel Pits’ 1811–2

John Linnell Kensington Gravel Pits

1811–2
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John Linnell, ‘Harvest Moon’ 1858

John Linnell Harvest Moon

1858
John Linnell, ‘Mrs Phillips, Wife of the China Man, Oxford Street’ 1814

John Linnell Mrs Phillips, Wife of the China Man, Oxford Street

1814
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attributed to John Linnell, ‘The Man Who Taught Blake Painting in his Dreams (after William Blake)’ c.1825

Attributed to John Linnell The Man Who Taught Blake Painting in his Dreams (after William Blake)

c.1825
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John Linnell, ‘Harvest Home, Sunset: The Last Load’ 1853

John Linnell Harvest Home, Sunset: The Last Load

1853
John Linnell, ‘Portrait Study of J.M.W. Turner’s Father, with a Sketch of Turner’s Eyes, Made during a Lecture’ 1812

John Linnell Portrait Study of J.M.W. Turner’s Father, with a Sketch of Turner’s Eyes, Made during a Lecture

1812
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John Linnell, ‘Mrs Ann Hawkins’ 1832

John Linnell Mrs Ann Hawkins

1832
John Linnell, ‘Windsor Forest (‘Wood-Cutting in Windsor Forest’)’ 1834–5, exhibited 1835

John Linnell Windsor Forest (‘Wood-Cutting in Windsor Forest’)

1834–5, exhibited 1835
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Artist as subject

William Henry Hunt [title not known]

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Hampstead Artists Council (London, UK), ‘Hampstead Artists’ Council souvenir exhibition catalogue titled ‘Hampstead Artists Past and Present’’ 1946

Hampstead Artists Council (London, UK) Hampstead Artists’ Council souvenir exhibition catalogue titled ‘Hampstead Artists Past and Present’

1946

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