William Dobson

1611–1646

In Tate Britain

Walk Through British Art: 1540

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Biography

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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Artworks

William Dobson Endymion Porter

c.1642–5

On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art
William Dobson Portrait of the Artist’s Wife

c.1635–40
William Dobson Portrait of an Officer

c.1645

Features

Endymion Porter c.1642–5: By William Dobson

Rica Jones and Joyce H. Townsend

Read technical information about this painting resulting from examination and scientific analysis by conservators and conservation scientists at Tate
Portrait of the Artist’s Second Wife c.1635–40: By William Dobson

Rica Jones and Joyce H. Townsend

Read technical information about this painting resulting from examination and scientific analysis by conservators and conservation scientists at Tate
Portrait of an Officer c.1645: By William Dobson

Rica Jones and Joyce H. Townsend

Read technical information about this painting resulting from examination and scientific analysis by conservators and conservation scientists at Tate