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 John Russell
oil on canvas, 1769
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by John Russell
oil on canvas laid on board, 1770?
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by John Russell
oil on canvas, 1770
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by John Russell
pastel, 1776
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by John Russell, after Andrea Soldi
pastel, 1776
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by John Russell
pastel, circa 1780-1783
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by John Russell
pastel, circa 1780
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by John Russell
black, white and red chalk with some pencil on grey paper, circa 1780
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by John Russell
pastel, circa 1780
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by John Russell
pastel, circa 1782
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by John Russell
pastel, 1787
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by John Russell
pastel on grey paper, 1788
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by John Russell
pastel, 1789
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by John Russell
pastel, 1794
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Elizabeth Bannister (née Harpur)
by John Russell
pastel, 1799
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by John Russell
pastel, 1799
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by John Russell
pastel, 1803
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by John Wright, after John Russell
mezzotint, mid 18th century
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after John Russell
mezzotint, late 18th century
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by Jonathan Spilsbury, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1770
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