Thomas Hudson
(1701-1779), Portrait painter and art collectorArtist associated with 182 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, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, circa 1751-1756
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Benn's Club (Robert Alsop; William Benn; John Blashford)
by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, (1751-1752)
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Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
by John Faber Jr, published by Thomas Bowles Jr, published by John Bowles, published by Carington Bowles, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1753-1763
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Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 3rd Bt
by J. Aberry, after Thomas Hudson
etching, 1753
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by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1753 (1749)
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George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield
by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1754 (1753)
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by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1754
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by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, (1754)
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by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1754
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by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1755-1756
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after Thomas Hudson
photograph, (1756)
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William Blakeney, Baron Blakeney
by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1756
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by John Faber Jr, published by Robert Wilkinson, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, after 1757
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by John Faber Jr, published by Robert Wilkinson, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, after 1757
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Mary (née Panton), Duchess of Ancaster
by James Macardell, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1757
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Mary (née Panton), Duchess of Ancaster
by James Macardell, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1757
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John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont
after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, (1759)
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by James Macardell, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, (circa 1759)
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by James Macardell, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, (circa 1759)
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after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, (circa 1759-1760)
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