Jeremiah Davison
Jeremiah Davison (1695?–1750?) was an Anglo-Scottish portrait-painter.
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Life
Davison was born in England, of Scottish parentage, about 1695. He studied from the works of Sir Peter Lely, and under Joseph van Aken acquired facility in painting satin.[1]
Davison died towards the end of 1745, aged about 50.[1]
Works
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Through a Masonic lodge, Davison became acquainted with James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl, and painted his portrait. Under the patronage of the Duke and Duchess he went to Scotland, and obtained a good practice as a portrait-painter in Edinburgh, and London.[1]
In 1730 Davison painted the portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales. At Greenwich Hospital is a full-length portrait by him of Admiral George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington; in the National Gallery of Scotland is a head of Richard Cooper, the elder; and in the Merchants' Hall, Edinburgh, is a half-length of Elizabeth Macdonald of Largie, wife of Charles Lockhart of Lee and Carnwath. A portrait of Kitty Clive the actress was in Horace Walpole's collection at Strawberry Hill.[1] A group representing James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton and his family is now in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Art UK Your Paintings, James Douglas (1702–1768), 14th Earl of Morton, and his Family.
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External links
- 26 artworks by or after Jeremiah Davison at the Art UK site
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Davison, Jeremiah". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co.