John Russell
(1745-1806), Portrait painter and pastellistSitter associated with 6 portraits
Artist associated with 102 portraits
One of the eighteenth century's leading pastel portraitists. He was a deeply religious man who converted to Methodism in 1764. His diaries, kept throughout his life, record his concerns for his own spiritual welfare. He refused to work on Sundays or to go out to dinner, afraid of the blasphemous conversation he might hear. He numbered many evangelical preachers among his sitters including Rowland Hill. In 1770 Russell turned from oils to pastel, using grey or blue paper and smudging before accenting with black chalk.
by Jonathan Spilsbury, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1770
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1770
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by Robert Dunkarton, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1770
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by James Watson, published by Carington Bowles, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 2 July 1772
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by James Watson, after Carington Bowles, by John Russell
mezzotint, published 2 July 1772
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, published by Carington Bowles, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1 January 1772
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by James Watson, published by Carington Bowles, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 2 July 1772
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Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon
published by Carington Bowles, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 10 June 1773
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Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon
published by Carington Bowles, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 10 June 1773
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by Richard Houston, published by Carington Bowles, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 25 June 1774
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by Richard Houston, published by Carington Bowles, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 5 July 1774
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after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1774
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by Richard Houston, published by Carington Bowles, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 2 June 1774
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by Richard Houston, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1774
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by Richard Houston, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1774
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by Richard Houston, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1774
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by Richard Houston, after John Russell
mezzotint, 1774
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by Richard Houston, published by Carington Bowles, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 25 June 1774
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by Richard Houston, printed for and published by Carington Bowles, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 17 April 1775
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by Richard Houston, printed for and published by Carington Bowles, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 2 January 1775
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