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From John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art

  1. Atlas Australis 1950.0 by Antonin Becvar, Image 1.

    Antonin Becvar

    Atlas Australis 1950.0, n. d.

    18.875 x 25.25 in

  2. Bee and Red Fruit by Gyosui Kawanabe, Image 2.

    Gyosui Kawanabe

    Bee and Red Fruit, n. d.

    Woodcut

    4.875 x 9.5 in

  3. Balloon flying over the Northern suburbs of Paris, 1930 by Bill Brandt, Image 2.

    Bill Brandt

    Balloon flying over the Northern suburbs of Paris, 1930, n. d.

    Photograph

    9.125 x 7.75 in

  4. Basketry Cap by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Basketry Cap, n. d.

    Basketry

    6.5 x 3.25 in

  5. AS 18 by William Vaughn Howard, Image 1.

    William Vaughn Howard

    AS 18, n. d.

    Oil

    13 x 11 in

  6. Benares, Bank of the Ganges Pilgrims at the Aurangzeb Mosque by Willis H. Church, Image 1.

    Willis H. Church

    Benares, Bank of the Ganges Pilgrims at the Aurangzeb Mosque, n. d.

    Watercolor

    13.75 x 10 in

  7. Beginning Began by Carol Spain, Image 3.

    Carol Spain

    Beginning Began

    Lithograph

    26 x 40 in

  8. Bamboo by Portia Starrett, Image 2.

    Portia Starrett

    Bamboo

    Monotype

    30 x 22.25 in

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About the artist

William Hamilton

Hamilton 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 an associate member of the Royal Academy from 1784 and was made a full member in 1789. 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, ThomasMacklin's Bible, and Robert Bowyer's English History. These were widely reproduced in popular prints. Francesco Bartolozzi engraved several of Hamilton's best-known works. He also painted modern events, such as the execution of Marie Antoinette, in the manner of epic historical drama. Several battle scenes were also exhibited including The destruction of the Spanish battery ships before Gibraltar in the night of the 13th of Sept. last (1783) and Defence of the Breach at Jean d'Acre by Sir Sidney Smith (1800). Hamilton's style shows the influence of the cult of sentiment typical of the period, resembling the work of Angelica Kauffman. He also sometimes adopts aspects of Fuseli's dramatic distortions in composition and figure drawing.
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