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Charles Gore (artist)
Charles Gore (5 December 1729 – 23 January 1807) was an English artist. He married well and travelled throughout Europe and knew royalty, Goethe and Johann Zoffany. Life Gore was born in Horkstow Hall in Horkstow in North Lincolnshire in 1729. He attended Westminster School before working with his father's brother in a London trading company. In 1751 he married Mary (born Cockerill), whose wealth meant that Gore did not need to work again. After his father died he moved with his family in 1759 to Southampton, where he spent many days creating watercolours of naval scenes at the Portsmouth shipyards. He designed his own cutter, which he named ''Snail'' when she was launched. His social circle included the Duke of York, the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Cumberland, who were all brothers of King George III. In 1775 George Clavering-Cowper, the presumptive 3rd Earl Cowper married Gore's sixteen-year-old daughter Hannah Anne Gore on 2 June. Their betrothal was commemor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Guttenbrunn
Ludwig Guttenbrunn (1750 – 15 January 1819) was an Austrian artist who worked in the latter part of the 18th century and early 19th century. He specialized in portraiture and history painting. Life Guttenbrunn was born either in Vienna, or in Krems (it is not known which).Holzinger and Ziemke (1972, 132) He studied painting under Martin Johann Schmidt. By 1770 he was working for the Esterházy family, where he painted portraits of the reigning prince, Nikolaus Esterházy, Thieme et al. (1922) and possibly the portrait of Joseph Haydn seen and discussed below. He also created decorative paintings for Nikolaus's new palace at Esterháza. By 1772 he had moved to Rome, where he had been sent to study by Prince Esterházy (he did not return to the Esterházy court, however). He continued to work as a portrait painter, later moving to Florence. He executed a self-portrait which hangs in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. In 1789 he moved to London. Shortly after arrival, or perhaps on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
