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Mason Chamberlin

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82: 252: 124:(1730–1785). Franklin's son William ordered 100 copies to sell in America, 18 of which Franklin distributed himself, mostly to friends in New England such as Mather Byles, Ezra Stiles, and his niece's husband, Jonathan Williams. This was Franklin's favorite print during the time, partially because of the accurate likeness. 65:. He exhibited 50 works at the academy between 1769 and 1786. All were portraits. The subjects of most of them are unnamed in the catalogues but in 1771 he showed a full-length painting of Prince Edward and Princess Augusta and in 1774 one of 22: 135:
also commissioned a replica of this painting to be made, for Franklin to give him as a gift to hang in the dining room of William's new home — the copy is presumed to have been sent to America, but has since been destroyed.
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His son, also called Mason, was a prolific painter who exhibited 68 landscapes in London between 1780 and 1827, of which 58 were shown at the Royal Academy.
307: 292: 105:, and painted from life in 1762. It shows Franklin seated in his study with lightning striking outside the window in the background, and a 256: 69:. He also showed 22 works at the Society of Artists and two at the Free Society of Artists. His address is given as 7, Stuart Street, 232: 297: 262: 192:
A Dictionary of Artists who have Exhibited Works in the Principal London Exhibitions of Oil Paintings from 1760 to 1880
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was made after it (possibly as part of the agreement between Chamberlin and Ludwell), by the Irish-born engraver
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The Royal Academy: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors from its Foundations in 1769 to 1904
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Chamberlin from The Portraits of the Academicians of the Royal Academy by Johan Zoffany
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in the Academy catalogues and from 1785 as 10, Bartlett's Buildings.
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landowner and friend of Franklin's in London, Colonel
61:. In 1768 he was one of the founding members of the 212:. Vol. 2. London: Henry Graves. p. 35. 174:"Mason Chamberlin (1722-1787), Portrait painter" 109:on his house. He looks to the left at a set of 41:, who was one of the founding members of the 8: 194:. London: George Bell and Sons. p. 43. 93:He is perhaps best known for a portrait of 185: 183: 263:18 artworks by or after Mason Chamberlin 203: 201: 116:Later in 1762 (or early 1763) a popular 165: 127:The original painting is owned by the 221: 219: 7: 14: 308:18th-century English male artists 144:He died at Bartlett's Buildings, 250: 236:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 233:Dictionary of National Biography 226:Radford, Ernest (1885–1900). " 1: 293:18th-century English painters 45:in 1768. He was a student of 176:. National Portrait Gallery. 37:(1727–1787) was an English 16:English painter (1727–1787) 324: 257:Mason Chamberlin the Elder 129:Philadelphia Museum of Art 97:, commissioned by wealthy 57:Chamberlin was a pupil of 208:Graves, Algernon (1905). 190:Graves, Algernon (1884). 85:Chamberlin’s portrait of 148:, on 20 January 1787. 90: 26: 298:English male painters 84: 24: 259:at Wikimedia Commons 303:Royal Academicians 103:Philip Ludwell III 91: 67:Catharine Macaulay 27: 255:Media related to 228:Chamberlin, Mason 131:. Franklin's son 95:Benjamin Franklin 87:Benjamin Franklin 77:Franklin portrait 315: 254: 238: 237: 223: 214: 213: 205: 196: 195: 187: 178: 177: 170: 39:portrait painter 36: 30:Mason Chamberlin 323: 322: 318: 317: 316: 314: 313: 312: 273: 272: 247: 242: 241: 225: 224: 217: 207: 206: 199: 189: 188: 181: 172: 171: 167: 162: 154: 142: 111:lightning bells 79: 55: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 321: 319: 311: 310: 305: 300: 295: 290: 285: 275: 274: 271: 270: 260: 246: 245:External links 243: 240: 239: 215: 197: 179: 164: 163: 161: 158: 153: 150: 141: 138: 78: 75: 59:Francis Hayman 54: 51: 47:Francis Hayman 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 320: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 280: 278: 268: 264: 261: 258: 253: 249: 248: 244: 235: 234: 229: 222: 220: 216: 211: 204: 202: 198: 193: 186: 184: 180: 175: 169: 166: 159: 157: 151: 149: 147: 139: 137: 134: 130: 125: 123: 122:Edward Fisher 119: 114: 112: 108: 107:lightning rod 104: 100: 96: 88: 83: 76: 74: 72: 68: 64: 63:Royal Academy 60: 52: 50: 48: 44: 43:Royal Academy 40: 35: 31: 23: 19: 265: at the 231: 209: 191: 168: 155: 143: 126: 115: 92: 71:Spitalfields 56: 29: 28: 18: 288:1787 deaths 283:1727 births 277:Categories 160:References 118:mezzotint 99:Virginian 146:Holborn 133:William 267:Art UK 152:Family 89:(1762) 140:Death 269:site 53:Life 230:". 279:: 218:^ 200:^ 182:^ 34:RA

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portrait painter
Royal Academy
Francis Hayman
Francis Hayman
Royal Academy
Catharine Macaulay
Spitalfields

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Virginian
Philip Ludwell III
lightning rod
lightning bells
mezzotint
Edward Fisher
Philadelphia Museum of Art
William
Holborn
"Mason Chamberlin (1722-1787), Portrait painter"






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