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WILLIAM DOBSON (16ro-1646)

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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 353 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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WILLIAM DOBSON (16ro-1646)  ,
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English portrait and
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historical painter, was born in
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London . His
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father was master of the alienation office, but by improvidence had fallen into reduced circumstances . The son was accordingly bound an apprentice to a stationer and picture dealer in
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Holborn
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Bridge; and while in his employment he began to copy the pictures of Titian and
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Van Dyck . He also took portraits from
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life under the advice and instruction of Francis Cleyn, a German artist of considerable repute . Van Dyck, happening to pass a
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shop in Snow Hill where one of Dobson's pictures was exposed, sought out the artist, and presented him to Charles I., who took Dobson under his
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protection, and not only sat to him several times for his own portrait, but caused the prince of Wales, Prince Rupert and many others to do the same . The king had a high opinion of his
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artistic ability, styled him the English Tintoretto, and appointed him serjeantpainter on the
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death of Van Dyck . After the fall of Charles, Dobson was reduced to
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great poverty, and fell into dissolute habits . He died at the early age of
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thirty-six . Excellent examples of Dobson's portraits are to be seen at Blenheim,
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Chatsworth and several other country seats throughout England . The head in the " Decollation of St John the Baptist " at
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Wilton is said to be a portrait of Prince Rupert .

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