John Linnell
(1792-1882), PainterEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 8 portraits
Artist associated with 69 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
oil on canvas, circa 1860
NPG 1811
by F. Otto's School of Photography
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x12450
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