John Crome (1768-1821)
Aliases: John (1768) Crome; Old Crome
Professions: Painter; Etcher
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JOHN CROME 1768-1821
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John Crome (1768-1821)
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John Crome (1768-1821)
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AN ENGLISH PAINTED METAL, PROBABLY ZINC, DOUBLE SIDED TAVERN SIGN ENTITLED 'THE MAN WITH A LOAD OF MISCHIEF'
John Crome Biography
(b Norwich, 22 Dec 1768; d Norwich, 22 April 1821). English painter, printmaker, collector and teacher. The son of a journeyman weaver, he was apprenticed to a coach and sign painter, Francis Whisler, from 1783 to 1790. He presumably continued in this trade and during the 1790s consolidated his artistic training. Early local influences upon Crome included William Beechey and John Opie, but the friendship of Thomas Harvey, a patron, collector and amateur artist, was the most significant. Harveys collection included works by Dutch 17th-century masters such as Aelbert Cuyp, Jacob van Ruisdael and Meindert Hobbema, and also works by Gainsborough and Richard Wilson. The earliest record of Wilsons influence is provided by two oils entitled Composition in the Style of Wilson (untraced), dated 1796 and 1798 in Cromes Memorial Exhibition of 1821. The Dutch influence was also strong throughout Cromes career. Cromes early acquaintance with Harvey and his collection almost certainly encouraged him to become a collector, and the Yarmouth banker Dawson Turner recorded buying pictures from Crome, including Old Masters as well as the artists own work.
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Attributed to John Crome (British, 1768-1821),
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AN ENGLISH PAINTED WOOD DOUBLE-SIDED TAVERN SIGN ENTITLED 'SAWYERS'
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Attributed to John Crome the Elder, (British, 1768-1821), Wooded Landscape
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Attributed to John Crome the Elder (British, 1768-1821) Landscape in Norfolk. Unsigned, identified on a presentation plaque and on a...
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JOHN CROME (British, b. 1769-1821)




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