Joseph Highmore, Portrait of a Lady

Joseph Highmore

British · 1692–1780 · Painter, Printmaker

Joseph Highmore was an English painter of portraits, conversation pieces and history subjects, illustrator and writer. After retiring from his career as a painter at the age of… (Wikipedia)

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Joseph Highmore was an English painter of portraits, conversation pieces and history subjects, illustrator and writer. After retiring from his career as a painter at the age of 70, he published art historical and critical articles.

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Born 1692, LondonDied 1780, CanterburyOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q1707243 ↗ULAN 500021340 ↗Museum works 12

Also known as Highmore, highmore j., j. highmore, Mr. Highmore

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Joseph Highmore, Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Ladyc. 1730/1735 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection — Open Acces…
Joseph Highmore, Elizabeth Lee (1729–1786), Wife of William Waller
Elizabeth Lee (1729–1786), Wife of William Waller1755
Wolverhampton Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Joseph Highmore, George II (1683–1760)
George II (1683–1760)1755
Mansion House, York ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Mansion House, York
Joseph Highmore, Isabella Lee and Her Grandson, William Waller
Isabella Lee and Her Grandson, William Waller1759
Wolverhampton Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Joseph Highmore, Miss Taylor
Miss Taylor1770
Manchester Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Manchester Art Gallery
Joseph Highmore, John Duncombe (1729–1786), Poet and Preacher, Fellow (1750–1753)
John Duncombe (1729–1786), Poet and Preacher, Fellow (1750–1753)1766
Corpus Christi College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Corpus Christi College
Joseph Highmore, Thomas Alford (1703–1777)
Thomas Alford (1703–1777)1800
Blake Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Blake Museum
Joseph Highmore, John Owen (c.1702–1754), MP
John Owen (c.1702–1754), MP1800
National Museum Cardiff ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum Cardiff
Joseph Highmore, Edward Young (1683–1765)
Edward Young (1683–1765)1800
All Souls College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — All Souls College
Joseph Highmore, Mrs. Freeman Flower
Mrs. Freeman Flower1747 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of John and Dorothy Estabrook — public doma…
Joseph Highmore, Freeman Flower
Freeman Flower1747 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of John and Dorothy Estabrook — public doma…
Joseph Highmore, Samuel Clarke
Samuel Clarken.d. · Red chalk transfer, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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