We begin today with Sir Joseph Amherst, a 1768 portrait by Joshua Reynolds.
Reynolds painted Charles Churchill in 1755. He was experimenting at the time with pigments that proved unstable; the result is the ghostly pallor of the subject, where colour vanished.
River Landscape With Cattle Watering And Ferryboat dates circa 1754-56, by Thomas Gainsborough.
Here is a wide view of the space we're in at present. At the far end is my favourite sculpture in the Gallery.
The Cherished Abode comes from the French artist Francois Boucher, dating to 1742-43.
Hubert Robert painted Garden Of An Italian Villa in 1764.
To close things out today, we have View Of Lake Nemi, a 1748 oil painting by Claude-Joseph Vernet.
You can never go wrong with the view of an Italian lake.
ReplyDeleteGood advice.
DeletePity about the fading colour of the Reynolds
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it started in the artists' lifetime.
DeleteThe scenery is simple yet effective
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DeleteBeautiful exhibit! Take care, have a great day!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Delete...this is a fabulous gallery.
ReplyDeleteYes it is.
DeleteWow what a collection!
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
DeleteThis is a fine collection of 18th Century paintings.
ReplyDeleteTrue.
DeleteThat is a wonderful space, William.
ReplyDeleteThat it is.
DeleteYou have a wide variety of subjects in today's post.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely.
DeleteLovely exhibit ~ thanks,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores ~ clm
aka (A Creative Harbor)
You're welcome.
DeleteAnother gallery with beautiful paintings en sculptures.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteI love museums with nice spacing. It allows you to really settle back and enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThis is well laid out.
DeleteA fabulous exhibition!
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
DeleteInteresting how people are placed in these landscapes.
ReplyDeleteI agree.
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