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31: 139: 329: 107:, of which he became a full member in 1875. He remained a constant exhibitor, both at the Royal Academy and at the Royal Watercolour Society, contributing about a hundred and twenty pictures to the former and about sixty to the latter. He was appointed a British juror for the 342: 135:, painted in Italy, was at the exhibition of 1846. He painted numerous scriptural subjects, at first in oils, later in water-colours also, which caught the vogue for sentimentality, and were popularised by engraving. 57:
Dobson was born in Hamburg, the son of the merchant John Dobson, who had married in Germany. The family came to England in 1826, and Dobson was educated in London. He studied in the
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Through Eastlake's influence Dobson obtained a post in the government school of design established in the old Royal Academy rooms at
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in 1878 and was represented there by 3 watercolours. He became a retired academician in 1895, and died at
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of that time. On returning to England he took up religious painting.
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As a watercolourist Dobson resisted innovation, by artists such as
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John Oldcastle, 'Our Living Artists: William C. T. Dobson RA',
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16 artworks by or after William Charles Thomas Dobson
184:The Child Jesus going to Nazareth with his Parents 34:William Charles Thomas Dobson- MET DP-386-055.jpg 8: 373:Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections 168:, 1855, which was bought by Queen Victoria; 61:, and was taught by Edward Opie, nephew of 149:Some of Dobson's religious pictures were: 143:The Holy Family Returned from Egypt Dobson 99:in January 1872. He was a member of the 264: 291:"Dobson, William Charles Thomas"  280: 278: 276: 274: 272: 270: 268: 7: 413:Alumni of the Royal Academy Schools 25: 423:19th-century English male artists 428:Immigrants to the United Kingdom 352:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 348:Dictionary of National Biography 327: 301:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 297:Dictionary of National Biography 123:Dobson exhibited portraits, and 343:Dobson, William Charles Thomas 93:Associate of the Royal Academy 1: 398:19th-century English painters 222:International Exhibition 1862 109:Exposition Universelle, Paris 39:William Charles Thomas Dobson 216:and among secular subjects: 95:on 31 January 1860, and an 444: 172:The Prosperous Days of Job 133:The Young Italian Goatherd 315:, 1878, pp. 183–86. 145:, 1863 painting by Dobson 105:Royal Watercolour Society 65:. In 1836 he entered the 166:The Aims-Deeds of Dorcas 69:, and was instructed by 418:English watercolourists 230:The Dresden Flower-Girl 192:Baroness Burdett-Coutts 190:, 1857, both owned by 146: 91:Dobson was elected an 35: 403:English male painters 255:who used bodycolour. 160:The Charity of Dorcas 141: 71:Charles Lock Eastlake 67:Royal Academy Schools 33: 154:Tobias and the Angel 115:on 30 January 1898. 253:George John Pinwell 408:Royal Academicians 198:The Holy Innocents 188:Reading the Psalms 147: 36: 210:Abraham and Hagar 204:The Good Shepherd 127:, a subject from 16:(Redirected from 435: 353: 350:(1st supplement) 331: 330: 316: 309: 303: 302: 299:(1st supplement) 293: 282: 249:Frederick Walker 218:The Picture Book 48: 21: 443: 442: 438: 437: 436: 434: 433: 432: 378: 377: 359: 341:, ed. (1901). " 337: 328: 320: 319: 313:Magazine of Art 310: 306: 284: 283: 266: 261: 177:The Art Journal 121: 86:Nazarene school 55: 41: 28: 27:English painter 23: 22: 18:W. C. T. Dobson 15: 12: 11: 5: 441: 439: 431: 430: 425: 420: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 380: 379: 376: 375: 370: 358: 357:External links 355: 325: 324: 318: 317: 304: 288:, ed. (1901). 263: 262: 260: 257: 214: 213: 207: 201: 195: 181: 169: 163: 157: 129:Thomas Parnell 120: 117: 78:Somerset House 59:British Museum 54: 51: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 440: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 386: 385: 383: 374: 371: 368: 364: 361: 360: 356: 354: 351: 349: 344: 340: 335: 334:public domain 322: 321: 314: 308: 305: 300: 298: 292: 287: 281: 279: 277: 275: 273: 271: 269: 265: 258: 256: 254: 250: 245: 243: 239: 235: 231: 227: 223: 219: 211: 208: 205: 202: 199: 196: 193: 189: 185: 182: 179: 178: 173: 170: 167: 164: 161: 158: 155: 152: 151: 150: 144: 140: 136: 134: 130: 126: 118: 116: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 89: 87: 83: 79: 74: 72: 68: 64: 60: 52: 50: 47: 44: 40: 32: 19: 365: at the 346: 326: 312: 307: 295: 246: 241: 237: 233: 229: 226:The Camellia 225: 217: 215: 209: 203: 197: 187: 183: 175: 171: 165: 159: 153: 148: 142: 132: 124: 122: 101:Etching Club 90: 75: 56: 38: 37: 393:1898 deaths 388:1817 births 339:Lee, Sidney 323:Attribution 286:Lee, Sidney 97:academician 382:Categories 125:The Hermit 82:Birmingham 63:John Opie 336::  162:, 1854; 156:, 1853; 113:Ventnor 367:Art UK 251:, and 240:, and 238:Mignon 234:Sappho 186:, and 259:Notes 369:site 242:Ione 119:Work 53:Life 345:". 224:); 46:RWS 384:: 294:. 267:^ 244:. 236:, 232:, 228:, 180:); 73:. 43:RA 220:( 212:; 206:; 200:; 194:; 20:)

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W. C. T. Dobson

RA
RWS
British Museum
John Opie
Royal Academy Schools
Charles Lock Eastlake
Somerset House
Birmingham
Nazarene school
Associate of the Royal Academy
academician
Etching Club
Royal Watercolour Society
Exposition Universelle, Paris
Ventnor
Thomas Parnell

The Art Journal
Baroness Burdett-Coutts
International Exhibition 1862
Frederick Walker
George John Pinwell





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