Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Wilhelm Cramer (1746-1799), Violinist
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c.1770?
Painting by an unknown artist (probably German), seated three-quarter length, playing the violin. Royal College of Music, London; from Christie’s, 19 December 1974, lot 1, and William Hill (violin makers) 1917 (when described as ‘in the style of Gainsborough’). Presumably the portrait of Cramer exhibited Music Loan Exhibition, London, 1904, lent W. E. Hill & Sons (cat., p 228, unrealistically attributed to William Davison, fl.1813-43).
1778
Drawing by James Roberts, half-length oval in profile. Private collection 1984 (Phillip’s, 4 June 1979, lot 84).
1794
Painting by Thomas Hardy, see NPG 6198.
1797
Miniature by George Place, half-length oval, exhibited RA 1797 (1025). Engraved T. Bragge 1803.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
Painting by an unknown artist (probably German), seated three-quarter length, playing the violin. Royal College of Music, London; from Christie’s, 19 December 1974, lot 1, and William Hill (violin makers) 1917 (when described as ‘in the style of Gainsborough’). Presumably the portrait of Cramer exhibited Music Loan Exhibition, London, 1904, lent W. E. Hill & Sons (cat., p 228, unrealistically attributed to William Davison, fl.1813-43).
1778
Drawing by James Roberts, half-length oval in profile. Private collection 1984 (Phillip’s, 4 June 1979, lot 84).
1794
Painting by Thomas Hardy, see NPG 6198.
1797
Miniature by George Place, half-length oval, exhibited RA 1797 (1025). Engraved T. Bragge 1803.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.