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(b London, 16 June 1792; d Redhill, Surrey, 20 Jan 1882). English painter. The son of a framemaker, he came to the notice of connoisseurs and artists at an early age: he visited Benjamin West c. 1804; and Joseph Farington (Diary , 14 Nov 1806) mentioned Sir George Beaumont’s interest in Linnell’s sketches. In 1805 he entered the Royal Academy Schools and became a pupil of John Varley. He participated in the naturalist movement of ... (view more)

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(b London, 16 June 1792; d Redhill, Surrey, 20 Jan 1882). English painter. The son of a framemaker, he came to the notice of connoisseurs and artists at an early age: he visited Benjamin West c. 1804; and Joseph Farington (Diary , 14 Nov 1806) mentioned Sir George Beaumont’s interest in Linnell’s sketches. In 1805 he entered the Royal Academy Schools and became a pupil of John Varley. He participated in the naturalist movement of the early 19th century, making oil sketches from nature along the Thames (e.g. Study of Buildings—Study from Nature , 1806; London, Tate), in the company of William Henry Hunt and William Mulready. His friendship with Cornelius Varley led in 1811–12 to his entry into the Baptist church and a more intense interest in humble landscapes, often including labourers at work (e.g. Kensington Gravel Pits , 1812; London, Tate; see fig.). In the following decade he made several sketching tours, including a trip to north Wales with George Robert Lewis (1782–1871) in 1813, and produced remarkably fresh watercolour sketches. He exhibited his oils at the Society of Painters in Oil and Water-Colours in 1813–20. With his marriage in 1817 and the onset of family responsibilities, he turned his attention to portraiture. He acquired royal and aristocratic patronage and executed a miniature of Princess Sophia Matilda (1821; Brit. Royal Col.), the daughter of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester. Large-scale portraits in oil, such as Lady Torrens and her Family (1820; New York, Mrs Richard Selle priv. col.), show the influence of Sir Thomas Lawrence.  (hide)

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