Mason Chamberlin (1722-1787), Portrait painter
Sitter in 4 portraits
Artist associated with 10 portraits
Mason Chamberlin was a portrait painter and one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768. Chamberlin exhibited portraits and history paintings at the Society of Artists, from which he received a premium for a history painting in 1764. He also exhibited at the Free Society in 1764 and was a founder-member of the Royal Academy, exhibiting there between 1769 and 1786.
The Academicians of the Royal Academy
by John Sanders, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
watercolour and ink, (1772)
NPG 1437
Key to 'The Academicians of the Royal Academy'
by John Sanders, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
pencil, circa 1773
NPG 1437a
by John Bacon the Elder
marble relief, 1785
NPG 2653
The Academicians of the Royal Academy
by Richard Earlom, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
mezzotint, published 1773
NPG D21304
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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Founders of the Royal Academy of Arts






