George Mills
1792
Medium
pastel with gray and brown wash on two overlapped sheets of laid paper joined at the top
Dimensions
image (oval): 22 x 18.9 cm (8 11/16 x 7 7/16 in.) sheet: 24 x 19.8 cm (9 7/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Accession Number
1970.17.145
About the Artist
John Downman · 1750–1824
John Downman (1750–1824) was born in Ruabon, near Wrexham, in North Wales. His artistic inclinations proved stronger than any legal ambitions his family held for him, and he began his formal training in Liverpool before enrolling in 1769 among the first intake of students at the newly established Royal Academy Schools in London. There he studied under Benjamin West. In 1773, Downman deepened his e...