Cottage Children (c.1804-1814). William Owen (English, 1769-1825). Oil on canvas. Royal Academy of A
Cottage Children (c.1804-1814). William Owen (English, 1769-1825). Oil on canvas. Royal Academy of Arts.Owen was apprenticed to the coach painter Charles Cotton. It appears that Owen was drawn to figure painting from the outset, and after copying a portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds of the much admired actress Mary Robinson (better known as ‘Perdita’), he was sent on the recommendation of Reynolds to the Royal Academy Schools in 1791. -- source link
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