John Opie

1761–1807

John Opie, ‘Mary Wollstonecraft (Mrs William Godwin)’ c.1790–1
Mary Wollstonecraft (Mrs William Godwin) c.1790–1
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Biography

John Opie (16 May 1761 – 9 April 1807) was a Cornish historical and portrait painter. He painted many great men and women of his day, including members of the British Royal Family, and others who were most notable in the artistic and literary professions.

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Artworks

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John Opie, ‘Mary Wollstonecraft (Mrs William Godwin)’ c.1790–1

John Opie Mary Wollstonecraft (Mrs William Godwin)

c.1790–1
On display at Tate Britain part of Spotlights
John Opie, ‘Portrait of the Artist’ c.1790

John Opie Portrait of the Artist

c.1790
John Opie, ‘Portrait of a Lady in the Character of Cressida’ exhibited 1800

John Opie Portrait of a Lady in the Character of Cressida

exhibited 1800
On display at Tate Britain part of Spotlights
John Opie, ‘Master William Opie’ c.1788

John Opie Master William Opie

c.1788
On display at Tate Britain part of Spotlights
John Opie, ‘Edmund Lenthal Swifte’ 1802

John Opie Edmund Lenthal Swifte

1802
John Opie, ‘The Artist’s Mother’ c.1791

John Opie The Artist’s Mother

c.1791
On display at Tate Britain part of Spotlights
John Opie, ‘The Peasant’s Family’ c.1783–5

John Opie The Peasant’s Family

c.1783–5
On display at Tate Britain part of Spotlights

John Opie William Siddons

date not known
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Artist as subject

John Opie, ‘Portrait of the Artist’ c.1790

John Opie Portrait of the Artist

c.1790
Henry Scott Tuke, ‘Diary of Henry Scott Tuke’ 12 March 1899–31 December 1905

Henry Scott Tuke Diary of Henry Scott Tuke

12 March 1899–31 December 1905
Andrew Lanyon, ‘Photograph of the Passmore Edwards Art Gallery, Newlyn’ [c.1900]

Andrew Lanyon Photograph of the Passmore Edwards Art Gallery, Newlyn

[c.1900]
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John Opie, ‘Portrait of a Lady in the Character of Cressida’ exhibited 1800
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Conserving for display: John Opie’s, Portrait of a Lady in the Character of Cressida

John Opie’s, Portrait of a Lady in the Character of Cressida
Henry Fuseli, ‘Percival Delivering Belisane from the Enchantment of Urma’ exhibited 1783
Tate Papers

Gothic Romance and the Quixotic Hero:A Pageant for Henry Fuseli in 1783

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Sir Henry Raeburn, ‘Lieut-Colonel Bryce McMurdo’ c.1800–10

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1756–1823
Sir Thomas Lawrence, ‘John Philip Kemble as Hamlet’ 1801

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Thomas Gainsborough, ‘Marie Jean Augustin Vestris’ c.1781–2

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1754–1797
Maria Spilsbury, ‘The Schoolmistress’ c.1803

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1777–c.1823
Sir William Beechey, ‘Portrait of Sir Francis Ford’s Children Giving a Coin to a Beggar Boy’ exhibited 1793

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1753–1839
John Nost Sartorius, ‘The Earl of Darlington Fox-Hunting with the Raby Pack: Going to Cover’ 1805

John Nost Sartorius

1759–1828
Andrew Geddes, ‘Sir William Allan in Circassian Costume’ 1815

Andrew Geddes

1783–1844
Benjamin Marshall, ‘James Belcher, Bare-Knuckle Champion of England’ ?1803

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1768–1835
Sir Martin Archer Shee, ‘Thomas Morton Esq.’ exhibited 1835

Sir Martin Archer Shee

1769–1850
James Barenger, ‘Jonathan Griffin, Huntsman to the Earl of Derby’s Staghounds’ 1813

James Barenger

1780–1831
George Romney, ‘Emma Hart as Circe’ c.1782

George Romney

1734–1802
John Ferneley I, ‘John Burgess of Clipstone, Nottinghamshire, on a Favourite Horse, with his Harriers’ 1838

John Ferneley I

1782–1860
Johan Zoffany, ‘Colonel Mordaunt’s Cock Match’ c.1784–6

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Daniel Gardner, ‘The Wife and Children of John Moore, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1783-1805’ 1780

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