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George Willison
Portrait painter who was born in Edinburgh in 1741 and returned there to spend his retirement.
He was a pupil of Mengs in Rome, before Mengs left for Madrid in 1761.
He painted "Boswell" in Rome in 1765 which is now in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Willison was in London from 1767 and exhibited at the Scottish Academy between 1767 - 1770, and at the Royal Academy in 1771 and 1772.
He left London for an opulent retirement in Edinburgh around 1784.
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Portrait of George Pigot
1777(1777)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 67.3 x 56.5 cm (26.5 x 22.2 in)
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Painting ID:: 82713
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Portrait_of_George_Pigot
1777(1777)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 67.3 x 56.5 cm (26.5 x 22.2 in)
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Portrait of James Boswell
1765(1765)
Medium Oil
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Painting ID:: 82842
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Portrait_of_James_Boswell
1765(1765)
Medium Oil
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Lady Jane Grey Preparing for Execution
1835(1835)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 56 x 46.25 in
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Painting ID:: 94974
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Lady_Jane_Grey_Preparing_for_Execution
1835(1835)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 56 x 46.25 in
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garden of England
Oil on canvas. 63 x 76 cm
Date 1865(1865)
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Painting ID:: 98143
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garden_of_England
Oil on canvas. 63 x 76 cm
Date 1865(1865)
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Boats on the shore
circa 1880(1880)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 36 x 53.5 cm
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Painting ID:: 98152
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Boats_on_the_shore
circa 1880(1880)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 36 x 53.5 cm
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George_Willison
Portrait painter who was born in Edinburgh in 1741 and returned there to spend his retirement.
He was a pupil of Mengs in Rome, before Mengs left for Madrid in 1761.
He painted "Boswell" in Rome in 1765 which is now in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Willison was in London from 1767 and exhibited at the Scottish Academy between 1767 - 1770, and at the Royal Academy in 1771 and 1772.
He left London for an opulent retirement in Edinburgh around 1784.
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