John Linnell (1792-1882), Painter
Sitter in 8 portraits
Artist associated with 66 portraits
John Linnell was a successful and much admired artist during his lifetime. He had a thriving portrait practice, but his real passion was always landscape painting. Largely self-taught, he entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1805, and he became a pupil of John Varley at around the same time. From 1807 to 1811, he exhibited oil paintings, mainly genre scenes and landscapes, at the Royal Academy and at the British Institution. From the late 1840s, he abandoned portraiture in favour of landscapes. Deeply religious, his work includes Biblical as well as English landscapes. Throughout his life, his work was much in demand and he became very prosperous.
by John Linnell
watercolour and pencil, circa 1820
NPG 5204
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
by John Linnell
watercolour on ivory, 1820
NPG 6594
replica by John Linnell
watercolour, 1861 (1821)
NPG 2146
by John Linnell
pencil and red and white chalk, 1825-1850
NPG 1817
Peter King, 7th Baron King of Ockham
by John Linnell
oil on panel, 1832
NPG 4020
by John Linnell
chalk and pencil, 1834
On display in the Ladies Drawing Room at Bodelwyddan Castle
NPG 672
attributed to John Linnell
oil on canvas, circa 1835-1840
NPG 1441
by John Linnell
oil on panel, 1838
NPG 772
by John Linnell
oil on canvas, 1838
On display in Room 18 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6344
by John Linnell
pencil, circa 1840
NPG 1815
by John Linnell
pencil and red and white chalk, 1841
NPG 1818a
by John Linnell
pencil and white chalk, circa 1852
NPG 1816
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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