{"title":"Hamilton, William","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Hamilton RA (1751-1801)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an English painter and illustrator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHamilton was born in Chelsea, London, but travelled and worked in Italy with Antonio Zucchi for several years. He trained first as an architectural draftsman, but soon moved to theatrical portraits and scenes from plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHamilton became an associate member of the Royal Academy from 1784, and was made a full member in 1789.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHamilton became very well known for his paintings depicting episodes from the plays of Shakespeare and for his illustrations of poems. He was commissioned to create works for John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery, Thomas Macklin's Bible and Robert Bowyer's English History. These were widely reproduced in popular prints. Francesco Bartolozzi engraved a number of Hamilton's best-known works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also painted modern events, such as the execution of Marie Antoinette, in the manner of epic historical drama. Several battle scenes were also exhibited, including The Destruction of the Spanish Battery Ships before Gibraltar in the Night of the 13th of Sept. last (1783) and Defence of the Breach at Jean d'Acre by Sir Sidney Smith (1800).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHamilton's style shows the influence of the cult of sentiment typical of the period, resembling the work of Angelica Kauffman. He also sometimes adopts aspects of Fuseli's dramatic distortions in composition and figure drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hamilton-william-1751-1801-mary-wells-in-the-merry-wives-of-windsor-1790s","title":"Hamilton, William (1751-1801) - Mary Wells in the Merry Wives of Windsor 1790s","description":"\u003cp\u003ePainting by the British artist William Hamilton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 3618 pixels wide by 5787 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/hamilton-william\" title=\"William Hamilton\"\u003eWilliam Hamilton\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61058565800266,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Hamilton_William_1751-1801_-MaryWellsintheMerryWivesofWindsor1790s_main.jpg?v=1770741195"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Hamilton_William_1751-1801-8006517.jpg?v=1770741085","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/hamilton-william.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}