William Axtell
1749
127.0 x 102.0 cm
Johannes Wollaston londoniensis (1742 – 1775)
Découvrez John Wollaston : peintre britannique pionnier du rococo américain (1742-1775). Admirez ses portraits élégants et richement drapés et son influence sur l'art américain précoce.
Wollaston’s arrival in New York from London in 1749 introduced to the colonies a new style of portraiture characterized by rich, brightly colored fabrics and sprightly, informal poses. The prominent West Indian merchant William Axtell (1720–1795) ordered this portrait for the larger of his two New York homes: the country place called Melrose Hall in Flatbush, Long Island (now Brooklyn). During the Revolutionary War, Axtell was commissioned by the British as a colonel for the corps of Long Island Loyalists. His American holdings were confiscated in 1784, after he fled New York for England.
À propos de cette œuvre
- Titre: William Axtell
- Artiste: Johannes Wollaston londoniensis
- Année: 1749
- Dimensions originales: 127.0 x 102.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Statut du droit d'auteur: Domaine public
- Couleur dominante: Espresso
- Luminosité perçue: deep_shadow