Richard Wilson
Painting, Visual Artist
1714 – 1782
Photo Credit »
76 Views
Who was Richard Wilson?
Richard Wilson RA was an influential British landscape painter, who worked in Britain and Italy. With George Lambert he is recognised as a pioneer in British art of landscape for its own sake and was described in the Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales as the "most distinguished painter Wales has ever produced and the first to appreciate the aesthetic possibilities of his country". In December 1768 Wilson became one of the founder-members of the Royal Academy.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Aug 1, 1714
Montgomeryshire - Also known as
- Уилсон, Ричард
- Nationality
- Wales
- Profession
- Lived in
- Italy
( - 1755) - England
(1755 - 1782)
- Italy
- Died
- May 15, 1782
Llanberis
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Richard Wilson." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/richard_wilson_1714>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Richard Wilson biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In