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Your Guide to the 73 Most Famous William Hamilton Paintings

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In short

William Hamilton's best-known piece is John Palmer Whalley (1775). You'll find it at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven. Next on the list are Alexander Masterton and His Wife and Children (1834) and Christ and the woman of Samaria (1792). We have 73 works by William Hamilton in our catalogue; this guide picks out the 73 best known, with the year, the museum and the story of each piece.

1751 – 1801 Neoclassicism Najviše djela: Kedleston Hall

The 10 William Hamilton paintings to know first

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John Palmer Whalley (1775) od William Hamilton

John Palmer Whalley

1775 · Oil On Canvas · Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

In this portrait of John Palmer Whalley, William Hamilton captures a moment of quietude from about 1775. The subject is a young boy, presented in an intimate, waist-up view that feels like a sudden encounter in a private room. He is framed within an oval composition, a shape that focuses the eye entirely on his youthful presence. This work is held within the Yale Center for British Art collection.

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Alexander Masterton and His Wife and Children (1834) od William Hamilton

Alexander Masterton and His Wife and Children

1834 · Oil On Canvas · Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles

The oil on canvas titled Alexander Masterton and His Wife and Children captures a family gathered within a dense, shadowed woodland. Painted by William Hamilton about 1834, the work presents Alexander Masterton alongside his wife and children. The subjects are positioned in a lush landscape where the deep greens of the forest meet the bright, pale fabrics of their attire. It is a quiet assembly of figures caught in a…

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Christ and the woman of Samaria (1792) od William Hamilton

Christ and the woman of Samaria

1792 · Oil On Canvas · Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

In this oil on canvas painting from 1792, two primary figures occupy the foreground of a landscape centered around a stone well. On the left, a seated man is draped in heavy blue and deep red robes. He extends an open hand toward a woman standing on the right. This woman wears a golden-yellow gown with white sleeves and a light headwrap, her hands holding a rope attached to a…

Numbers 11 to 73: more William Hamilton paintings

11Lavinia and her Mother (1792) od William HamiltonLavinia and her Mother1792 · Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University 12Isabella appealing to Angelo (1793) od William HamiltonIsabella appealing to Angelo1793 13The Duke of York discovering his son Aumerle's treachery (1790) od William HamiltonThe Duke of York discovering his son Aumerle's treachery1790 14Prospero and Ariel (1797) od William HamiltonProspero and Ariel1797 · Alte Nationalgalerie 15Calypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto (1800) od William HamiltonCalypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto1800 16A Scene from Twelfth Night (1797) od William HamiltonA Scene from Twelfth Night1797 17Olivia's proposal (1796) od William HamiltonOlivia's proposal1796 18Fishing Boats Returning from the Sea (1800) od William HamiltonFishing Boats Returning from the Sea1800 · Lönnström Art Museum 19The Marriage of George, Prince of Wales, and Princess Caroline of Brunswick (1796) od William HamiltonThe Marriage of George, Prince of Wales, and Princess Caroline of Brunswick1796 · Royal Collection 20Portrait of an Actress as Omphale od William HamiltonPortrait of an Actress as OmphaleMuzej likovnih umjetnosti 21Brabantio’s Accusation against Othello, Othello, act 1, scene 3. od William HamiltonBrabantio’s Accusation against Othello, Othello, act 1, scene 3. 222nd Duke Of Hamilton od William Hamilton2nd Duke Of Hamilton 23Project For A Monument Dedicated To Louis Xvi od William HamiltonProject For A Monument Dedicated To Louis Xvi 24Classical Ruins - od William HamiltonClassical Ruins -Kedleston Hall 25Mary Curzon - od William HamiltonMary Curzon - 26Mrs Sarah Siddons od William HamiltonMrs Sarah Siddons 27Cardinal Robert De Curzon od William HamiltonCardinal Robert De Curzon 28John Wesley od William HamiltonJohn WesleyNational Portrait Gallery 29The Death Of Arthur od William HamiltonThe Death Of ArthurScottish National Gallery 30The Four Seasons od William HamiltonThe Four SeasonsKedleston Hall 31Design For An Aviary And Pergola In The Chinese od William HamiltonDesign For An Aviary And Pergola In The Chinese 32View Of Sarsden od William HamiltonView Of Sarsden 33Design For The North Front Of A House On Clapham od William HamiltonDesign For The North Front Of A House On Clapham 34Calling Card Of Humphrey Repton od William HamiltonCalling Card Of Humphrey Repton 35The Work House, Illustration From od William HamiltonThe Work House, Illustration From 36Ruth And Boaz od William HamiltonRuth And Boaz 37Mary Curzon od William HamiltonMary CurzonKedleston Hall 38Two Young Ladies In Calico Gowns od William HamiltonTwo Young Ladies In Calico Gowns 39Humphrey Repton Surveying With A Theodolite od William HamiltonHumphrey Repton Surveying With A Theodolite 40The Pump Room od William HamiltonThe Pump Room 41Portrait Of William Hamilton od William HamiltonPortrait Of William Hamilton 42Classical Ruins od William HamiltonClassical RuinsKedleston Hall 43Classical Ruins - od William HamiltonClassical Ruins -Kedleston Hall 44The Pilgrim od William HamiltonThe PilgrimBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery 45Scene From Shakespeare's 'the Winter's Tale' od William HamiltonScene From Shakespeare's 'the Winter's Tale' 46Scene From Shakespeare's 'a Winter's Tale' od William HamiltonScene From Shakespeare's 'a Winter's Tale'Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 47The Four Seasons. Summer – Triumph of Apollo od William HamiltonThe Four Seasons. Summer – Triumph of Apollo 48The Four Seasons. Summer – Triumph of Apollo od William HamiltonThe Four Seasons. Summer – Triumph of Apollo 49Mary Stephens Wells, Nee Davies od William HamiltonMary Stephens Wells, Nee Davies 50Classical Ruins - od William HamiltonClassical Ruins -Kedleston Hall 51The Four Seasons: Autumn - Triumph of Silenus, Bacchus and Ariadne od William HamiltonThe Four Seasons: Autumn - Triumph of Silenus, Bacchus and Ariadne 52Two Women With A Baby Conversing In A Wood od William HamiltonTwo Women With A Baby Conversing In A Wood 53John Philip Kemble As Richard Iii In 'richard Iii' od William HamiltonJohn Philip Kemble As Richard Iii In 'richard Iii' 54Ceres And Arethusa od William HamiltonCeres And ArethusaKedleston Hall 55Henry Siddons od William HamiltonHenry SiddonsSkotska nacionalna galerija portreta 56Sarah Siddons od William HamiltonSarah Siddons 57The Four Seasons. Autumn – Triumph of Selinus, Bacchus and Ariadne od William HamiltonThe Four Seasons. Autumn – Triumph of Selinus, Bacchus and Ariadne 58Apollo And Hyacinthus od William HamiltonApollo And HyacinthusKedleston Hall 59The Honourable, Later Admiral, Henry Curzon od William HamiltonThe Honourable, Later Admiral, Henry CurzonKedleston Hall 60Vertumnus And Pomona od William HamiltonVertumnus And Pomona 61The Watercress-gatherers od William HamiltonThe Watercress-gatherers 62Scene From 'the Tempest' By William Shakespeare od William HamiltonScene From 'the Tempest' By William Shakespeare 63A Scene From 'as You Like It' By William Shakespeare od William HamiltonA Scene From 'as You Like It' By William Shakespeare 64The Nut-gatherers od William HamiltonThe Nut-gatherers 65Duke of Hamilton's return from coursing od William HamiltonDuke of Hamilton's return from coursing 66The Landing Of Richard Ii At Milford Haven od William HamiltonThe Landing Of Richard Ii At Milford Haven 67'twelfth Night' By William Shakespeare od William Hamilton'twelfth Night' By William Shakespeare 68John Philip Kemble od William HamiltonJohn Philip Kemble 69Maria, Olivia And Viola From 'twelfth Night' By William Shakespeare od William HamiltonMaria, Olivia And Viola From 'twelfth Night' By William Shakespeare 70Sarah Siddons As Isabella From 'the Tragedy Of Isabella' Or 'the Fatal Marriage' od William HamiltonSarah Siddons As Isabella From 'the Tragedy Of Isabella' Or 'the Fatal Marriage' 71'a Winter's Tale', Act Iv, Scene 3, The Shepherd's Cot od William Hamilton'a Winter's Tale', Act Iv, Scene 3, The Shepherd's Cot 72Marie Antoinette being taken to her Execution, October 16, 1793 (1794) od William HamiltonMarie Antoinette being taken to her Execution, October 16, 17931794 · Museum of the French Revolution 73King Edgar's First Interview With Queen Elfrida od William HamiltonKing Edgar's First Interview With Queen ElfridaSudbury Hall

What William Hamilton painted most

The four subjects that come up most often in these pieces, each with its best-known example.

Where you can see William Hamilton's paintings

8 muzeja u kojima se nalazi najviše djela s ove stranice.

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Kedleston HallKedleston Hall 10 Ruth and Boaz, Classical Ruins -, The Four Seasons
Yale Center for British Art, New HavenYale Center for British Art New Haven 2 John Palmer Whalley, The revelation of Olivia's betrothal, from "Twelfth Night," Act V, Scene i
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, BirminghamBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery Birmingham 2 The Pilgrim, Scene From Shakespeare's 'a Winter's Tale'
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los AngelesLos Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles 1 Alexander Masterton and His Wife and Children
Art Gallery of New South Wales, SydneyArt Gallery of New South Wales Sydney 1 Christ and the woman of Samaria
Detroit Institute of Arts, DetroitDetroit Institute of Arts Detroit 1 Celadon and Amelia
Muzej fine umjetnosti u Houstonu, HoustonMuzej fine umjetnosti u Houstonu Houston 1 Edwy and Elgiva: A Scene from Saxon History
Phoenix Art Museum, PhoenixPhoenix Art Museum Phoenix 1 The Wolves Descending from the Alps

Decade by decade: the best-known William Hamilton piece of each

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Pick a decade to see its standout piece.

William Hamilton: quick answers about the paintings

What is William Hamilton's best-known painting?See the answer

Top of the list is John Palmer Whalley (1775), Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. Right behind it: Alexander Masterton and His Wife and Children (1834) and Christ and the woman of Samaria (1792).

What age was William Hamilton when creating John Palmer Whalley?See the answer

24 years old. William Hamilton was born in 1751, and John Palmer Whalley dates from 1775.

What are William Hamilton's top 10 paintings?See the answer

John Palmer Whalley, Alexander Masterton and His Wife and Children, Christ and the woman of Samaria, Celadon and Amelia, Ruth and Boaz, Edwy and Elgiva: A Scene from Saxon History, The revelation of Olivia's betrothal, from "Twelfth Night," Act V, Scene i, The Wolves Descending from the Alps, Joan of Arc and the Furies i The carousing of Sir Toby Belch and Sir Anthony Aguecheek. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.

How many works by William Hamilton are in your catalogue?See the answer

We have 73 works by William Hamilton in our catalogue, dated 1775 to 1800.

In which museums can you see William Hamilton's famous works?See the answer

You'll find most of them in Kedleston Hall, Yale Center for British Art (New Haven) i Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (Birmingham). The museum list above has the full breakdown.

When did William Hamilton make the most famous pieces?See the answer

In 1790s, more than any other time: 15 of the 73 pieces on this page date from then, Christ and the woman of Samaria among them.

What are William Hamilton's first and last famous pieces?See the answer

The earliest piece here is John Palmer Whalley (1775); the most recent is Calypso receiving Telemachus and Mentor in the Grotto (1800).

Which subjects did William Hamilton paint most often?See the answer

Scenes (4), Gods (4) i Man (3), out of the 73 pieces on this page.

Which medium shows up most in William Hamilton's paintings?See the answer

Oil On Canvas, used in 5 of the 73 pieces on this page.

What style or movement is William Hamilton known for?See the answer

Neoclassicism i Baroque, as you can see in the pieces on this page.

Which famous William Hamilton paintings are at the Kedleston Hall?See the answer

You can see 10 of the pieces on this page at the Kedleston Hall, including Ruth and Boaz, Classical Ruins - i The Four Seasons.

Where can I order a William Hamilton reproduction?See the answer

Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.

William Hamilton's story

Polimat platna: Život i naslijeđe Williama Hamiltona

U živopisnoj, intelektualno nabijenoj atmosferi georgijanske Britanije, malo je koja se figura jednako vjerno utjelovila jedinstvenu sintezu estetske gracioznosti i znanstvene rigoroznosti kao William Hamilton. Rođen u Chelseau, Londonu, 1751. godine, Hamilton je bio daleko više od običnog slikara; bio je pravi polimat čiji je životni rad premostio jaz između nježnih nijansi neklasične umjetnosti i preciznih promatranja prirodnog znanosti. Njegovo putovanje nije počelo četkicom, već discipliniranim okom arhitektonskog crtača, što je bila temelj koji će kasnije njegovim platnama podariti neusporedivu strukturnu jasnoću i pedantnu detaljnost.

Hamiltonova umjetnička evolucija duboko je oblikovana susretima s majstorima svog doba. Njegovo formalno obrazovanje pod legendarnim Joshua Reynoldsom—titanom britanske portretne slikarstva—ulilo mu je duboko poštovanje prema realizmu i idealiziranoj ljepoti svojstvenoj neklasičnoj tradiciji. Međutim, njegova žeđ za znanjem odvela ga je daleko izvan londonskih studija. Putovanja kroz Italiju, gdje je studirao pod vodstvom venecijanskog umjetnika Antonia Zucchija, proširila su njegov vizualni rječnik, omogućujući mu da u svoje radove unese klasični grandiozni duh Rima i prozirnu svjetlost Mediterana.


Simfonija umjetnosti i znanosti

Ono što Hamiltona istinski izdvaja od njegovih suvremenika bilo je njegovo odbijanje da umjetnost promatra kao izoliranu težnju. Za Hamiltona, platno je bilo laboratorij za promatranom. Tijekom boravka u Napulu, po nalogu kralja Georgea III., pokrenuo je ambiciozan projekt dokumentiranja Napuljske kraljevske kolekcije. Taj je poduhvat zahtijevao od njega da djeluje i kao umjetnik i kao naturalist; dok je slikao, istovremeno se uranjao u proučavanje botanike i geologije. Rezultat je bilo djelo koje je služilo kao vitalni znanstveni zapis, gdje je svaki latica i svaka mineralna vena bila prikazana s preciznošću koja je zadovoljavala i pjesnika i znanstvenika.

Ova dvostruka strast najočiglednija je u njegovim slavnim portretima i dramatičnim scenama. Dok djela poput „Portreta Sarah Siddons” bilježe emotivnu dubinu i teatralnu eleganciju tog razdoblja, ona su utemeljena na tehničkoj preciznosti koja svjedoči o njegovom znanstvenom obrazovanju. Njegova sposobnost spajanja sveobuhvatne drame baroka s discipliniranim promatranjem prosvjetiteljstva omogućila mu je stvaranje djela koja su istovremeno emocionalno rezonantna i intelektualno duboka.


Teatralni grandioznost i povijesni utjecaj

Kako je njegova karijera napredovala, Hamilton je postao majstor naracije, postigavši ogroman uspjeh u ilustriranju književnih divova svog vremena. Bio je ključna figura u nekoliko velikih izdavačkih poduhvata, a najznačajniji doprinos dao je Shakespeareovoj galeriji Johna Boydella. Njegova sposobnost da epsku razmjer Shakespeareove drame prenese na platno učinila ga je miljenikom javnosti, jer su njegove ilustracije bile široko reproduktirane u popularnim litografijama, donoseći visoku umjetnost u domove usrednje klase koja je tada naglo rasla.

Izvan pozornice i studija, Hamiltonov dosez je dosezao samu pulsu suvremene povijesti. Posjedovao je rijetku sposobnost hvatanja zeitgeista, slikajući moderne događaje—poput tragičnog pogubljenja Marie Antoinette—s istom težinom i epskom kompozicijom koja je obično bila rezervirana za drevne legende. Ta sposobnost uzdizanja suvremene drame na razinu povijesnog mita učvrstila je njegov ugled kao jednog od najsvestranijih umjetnika kasnog 18. stoljeća.


Trajni dojam na britansku umjetnost

Do svoje smrti 1801. godine, William Hamilton osigurao je trajno mjesto u annalsima Kraljevske akademije, napredujući od pridružene do punopravnog člana. Njegovo naslijeđe ne nalazi se samo u pojedinačnim remek-djelima, već u samom duhu njegovog pristupa: ideji da umjetnost može biti posrednik istine, bilo da se ta istina nalazi u krivulji ljudskog obraza ili u zamršenu strukturi geološkog uzorka.

Njegov doprinos može se sažeti kroz nekoliko ključnih stupova njegove karijere:

  • Integracija disciplina: Pionir je stila u kojem su umjetnička ljepota i znanstvena točnost neprestano koegistrirali.
  • Književna ilustracija: Njegov rad za Shakespeareovu galeriju pomogao je definirati vizualni jezik engleske književnosti generacijama nakon njega.
  • Arhitektonska preciznost: Njegovo rano obrazovanje crtača pružilo je jedinstvenu strukturnu integritet njegovim pejzažima i teatralnim scenama.
  • Kulturna dokumentacija: Kroz svoje napuljske narudžbe, očuvao je botanička i geološka čuda tog doba za potomstvo.

Danas Hamilton ostaje simbol Prosvjetiteljstva—podsjetnik na vrijeme kada granice između umjetnosti i znanosti nisu bile zidovi, već prozori kroz koje možemo bolje razumjeti svijet.

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