Mason Chamberlin
Mason Chamberlin
Life
Chamberlin was a pupil of
Franklin portrait
He is perhaps best known for a portrait of
Later in 1762 (or early 1763) a popular mezzotint was made after it (possibly as part of the agreement between Chamberlin and Ludwell), by the Irish-born engraver Edward Fisher (1730–1785). Franklin's son William ordered 100 copies to sell in America, 18 of which Franklin distributed himself, mostly to friends in New England such as Mather Byles, Ezra Stiles, and his niece's husband, Jonathan Williams. This was Franklin's favorite print during the time, partially because of the accurate likeness.
The original painting is owned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Franklin's son William also commissioned a replica of this painting to be made, for Franklin to give him as a gift to hang in the dining room of William's new home — the copy is presumed to have been sent to America, but has since been destroyed.
Death
He died at Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn, on 20 January 1787.[4]
Family
His son, also called Mason, was a prolific painter who exhibited 68 landscapes in London between 1780 and 1827, of which 58 were shown at the Royal Academy.[4]
References
- ^ "Mason Chamberlin (1722-1787), Portrait painter". National Portrait Gallery.
- ^ a b Graves, Algernon (1884). A Dictionary of Artists who have Exhibited Works in the Principal London Exhibitions of Oil Paintings from 1760 to 1880. London: George Bell and Sons. p. 43.
- ^ a b Graves, Algernon (1905). The Royal Academy: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors from its Foundations in 1769 to 1904. Vol. 2. London: Henry Graves. p. 35.
- ^ a b Radford, Ernest (1885–1900). "Chamberlin, Mason". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
External links
- Media related to Mason Chamberlin the Elder at Wikimedia Commons
- 18 artworks by or after Mason Chamberlin at the Art UK site