James Nares
c. 1775
Medium
graphite, black and red chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 15.7 x 12.8 cm (6 3/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1949.5.476
Art Historical Context
This delicate portrait drawing, *James Nares* (c. 1775), captures the likeness of the esteemed English musician and composer James Nares, who served as organist at York Minster and Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal Created by the young John Hoppner—then just a teenager who would later rise as one of Britain's leading portraitists—the work exemplifies the precocious talent that propelled him to fame alongside masters like Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough. Executed in graphite, black, and red chalk on laid paper, modest 15.7 x 12.8 cm sheet showcases Hoppner's masterful command ...
About the Artist
John Hoppner · 1758–1810
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