Thomas Hudson (1701-1779), Portrait painter and art collector
Artist associated with 181 portraits
Hudson was a portrait painter, born in Devon. He trained under the successful portrait painter Jonathan Richardson, later marrying his daughter. He had many artistic friends including William Hogarth, Allan Ramsay and Francis Hayman. Hudson retained these connections, travelling to France, Holland and Flanders with Hogarth and Hayman in 1748 and to Italy with the sculptor Louis-François Roubiliac in 1752. Having established his own portrait-painting practice, Hudson became increasingly fashionable. As the number of commissions grew, he employed drapery painters to assist him. His many pupils included Joshua Reynolds and Joseph Wright of Derby.
by John Faber Jr, published by George Pulley, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1740s
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by and sold by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1740
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by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1740
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by Thomas Ryley, sold by Robert Sayer, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, circa 1740
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Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 3rd Bt
by and sold by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, circa 1740-1756
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by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, (1740)
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Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 3rd Bt
by and sold by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, circa 1740-1756
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by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1741
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Robert Ker, 2nd Duke of Roxburghe
by James Macardell, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, circa 1741
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by and published by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1742-1756
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by and published by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1742-1756
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by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1742
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by Thomas Ryley, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, (1744)
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William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
by and published by Johann Jakob Haid, after John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, circa 1744-1765 (1744)
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William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
by and published by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson, and after John Wootton
mezzotint, circa 1744-1756 (1744)
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by and published by John Faber Jr, sold by John Ryall, and sold by Robert Withy, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1744
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by and published by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1744
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William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, circa 1744-1756 (1744)
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by Jacobus Lovelace, after Thomas Hudson
line engraving, 1744 (1743)
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by and published by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1744
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All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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Devon
France
Italy
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