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" Rome, where he attended the school of Benedetto Luti. In 1719 he accompanied the prince to Paris, and in 1737 he came to England, where, according to Walpole, his first works were the portraits of Colley Gibber and Owen MacSwinney, whose long silvery... "
Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers - Page 247
by Michael Bryan - 1904
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 30

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 520 pages
...grey hairs were very picturesque, contributed much .to give the new painter reputation, and he very soon bore away the chief business of London from every other painter, and introduced a better style than was then known. He died at Provence, whither he had retired for...
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Anecdotes of Painting in England: With Some Account of the ..., Volume 4

Horace Walpole - Artists - 1827 - 400 pages
...respective piece. Several of these paintings are in the possession of his Grace the Duke of Richmond. Vanloo soon bore away the chief business of London from every other painter. His likenesses were very strong, but not favourable, and his heads coloured with force. He executed veiy little of the rest...
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A New General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 12

Hugh James Rose - Biography - 1857 - 864 pages
...Waipole, by wnom he was introduced to the prince and princess of Wales, whose portraits he painted. Vanloo soon bore away the chief business of London from every...likenesses were very striking, though not often flattering, and his heads were coloured with force. His draperies and other accessories were usually painted by...
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Biography: Or, Third Division of "The English Encyclopedia", Volume 6

Charles Knight - Biography - 1868 - 532 pages
...extremely picturesque, and contributed to give the new painter reputation." He continues— " Vanloo soon bore away the chief business of London from every other painter. His likenesses were very strong, but not favourable, and his heads coloured with force. He executed very little of the rest...
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Anecdotes of painting in England. [Abridged. Followed by] A catalogue of ...

Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1879 - 606 pages
...piece. Several of these 'paintings are in the possession of his grace the Duke of Richmond. Vanloo soon bore away the chief business of London from every other painter. His likenesses were very strong, but not favourable, and his heads coloured with force. He executed very little of the rest...
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Dictionary of Painters and Engravers: Biographical and Critical, Volume 2

Michael Bryan - Engravers - 1889 - 796 pages
...lie came to England, where, according to Walpole, his first works were the portraits of Colley Cibber and Owen MacSwinney, whose, long silvery hair was...to try the effect of the air of his native country, Provence, where he died at Aix in 1745. His first paintings are designed with correctness, but the...
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The Portfolio: Monographs on Artistic Subjects..., Issues 47-48

Philip Gilbert Hamerton - 1906 - 354 pages
...eclipses most of the illustrations of Society we have in England. Even John Baptist, as Walpole observes, soon bore away the chief business of London from every other painter, and had his visit not been so short (1737-1742) there can be no doubt that he would have acquired a...
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Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Volume 3

Michael Bryan - Engravers - 1927 - 628 pages
...1737 he came to England, where, according to Walpole, his first works were the portraits of Cnlley Gibber and Owen MacSwinney, whose long silvery hair...to try the effect of the air of his native country, Provence, where he died at Aix in 1745. His first paintings are designed with correctness, but the...
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