William Dobson

1611–1646

William Dobson, ‘Portrait of the Artist’s Wife’ c.1635–40
Portrait of the Artist’s Wife c.1635–40
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William Dobson (4 March 1611 (baptised); 28 October 1646 (buried)) was a portraitist and one of the first significant English painters, praised by his contemporary John Aubrey as "the most excellent painter that England has yet bred". He died relatively young and his final years were disrupted by the English Civil War.

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