William Hamilton (painter)
- William Hamilton (painter)
painter and illustrator.
Hamiliton was born in Chelsea, London, but travelled and worked in Italy with Antonio Zucchi for several years. He trained first as an architectural draftsman, but soon moved to theatrical portraits and scenes from plays. Hamilton became very well known for his paintings depicting episodes from the plays of Shakespeare and for his illustrations of poems. He was commissioned to create works for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery, Macklin's Bible and Bowyer's English History. [ [http://www.artoftheprint.com/artistpages/bartolozzi_francesco_12thnightthestreeta5s1.htm The art of the print] ] These were widely reproduced in popular prints. Francesco Bartolozzi engraved a number of Hamilton’s best known works. [ [http://www.argyllpictures.co.uk/art-prints/William-Hamilton.aspx Argyll pictures] ]
He also painted modern events, such as the execution of Marie Antoinette, in the manner of epic historical drama.
Hamilton's style shows the influence of the cult of sentiment typical of the period, resembling the work of Angelica Kauffmann. He also sometimes adopts aspects of Fuseli's dramatic distortions in composition and figure drawing.
He became an associate member of the Royal Academy from 1784, and was made a full member in 1789.
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