Sir James Thornhill (c.1710-1725). James Thornhill (English, 1675/1676-1734). Oil on canvas. Nationa
Sir James Thornhill (c.1710-1725). James Thornhill (English, 1675/1676-1734). Oil on canvas. National Portrait Gallery, London.This painting is an unusual rhetorical self-portrait. It shows a beautiful female figure – an Allegory of Painting – working on a portrait of the artist. By suggesting that he was made, or inspired, by this personification of Art, Thornhill was making claims both for his own superiority as an artist and for the international and academic potential of British art. -- source link
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