George Willison
Portrait painter who was born in Edinburgh in 1741 and returned there to spend his retirement. He was a pupil of Mengs in Rome, before Mengs left for Madrid in 1761. He painted "Boswell" in Rome in 1765 which is now in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Willison was in London from 1767 and exhibited at the Scottish Academy between 1767 - 1770, and at the Royal Academy in 1771 and 1772. He left London for an opulent retirement in Edinburgh around 1784.
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George Willison Portrait of George Pigot oil painting


Portrait of George Pigot
1777(1777) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 67.3 x 56.5 cm (26.5 x 22.2 in) cyf
Painting ID::  82713 		George Willison
Portrait of George Pigot
1777(1777) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 67.3 x 56.5 cm (26.5 x 22.2 in) cyf
   
   
     
George Willison Portrait of James Boswell oil painting


Portrait of James Boswell
1765(1765) Medium Oil cyf
Painting ID::  82842 		George Willison
Portrait of James Boswell
1765(1765) Medium Oil cyf
   
   
     
George Willison Lady Jane Grey Preparing for Execution oil painting


Lady Jane Grey Preparing for Execution
1835(1835) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 56 x 46.25 in cyf
Painting ID::  94974 		George Willison
Lady Jane Grey Preparing for Execution
1835(1835) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 56 x 46.25 in cyf
   
   
     
George Willison garden of England oil painting


garden of England
Oil on canvas. 63 x 76 cm Date 1865(1865) cyf
Painting ID::  98143 		George Willison
garden of England
Oil on canvas. 63 x 76 cm Date 1865(1865) cyf
   
   
     
George Willison Boats on the shore oil painting


Boats on the shore
circa 1880(1880) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 36 x 53.5 cm cyf
Painting ID::  98152 		George Willison
Boats on the shore
circa 1880(1880) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 36 x 53.5 cm cyf
   
   
     
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     George Willison
     Portrait painter who was born in Edinburgh in 1741 and returned there to spend his retirement. He was a pupil of Mengs in Rome, before Mengs left for Madrid in 1761. He painted "Boswell" in Rome in 1765 which is now in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Willison was in London from 1767 and exhibited at the Scottish Academy between 1767 - 1770, and at the Royal Academy in 1771 and 1772. He left London for an opulent retirement in Edinburgh around 1784.

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