Richard Corbould
Illustration — Skiddaw from Derwentwater • Illustration — The Loss of the Romney Man of War (1805) Richard Corbould (18 April 1757 – 17 July 1831) was an English artist. He was a painter, in oil and watercolour, of portraits, landscape, and occasionally history; of porcelain, and miniatures on ivory, and enamels; and was furthermore an important illustrator of books renowned for his Napoleonic sketches of Ships, and a follower of the old masters. From 1777 to 1811 he was a constant contributor to the Royal Academy.
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Richard Corbould
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- 1757.
- Died
- 1831.
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Illustration — Skiddaw from Derwentwater • Illustration — The Loss of the Romney Man of War (1805) Richard Corbould (18 April 1757 – 17 July 1831) was an English artist. He was a painter, in oil and watercolour, of portraits, landscape, and occasionally history; of porcelain, and miniatures on ivory, and enamels; and was furthermore an important illustrator of books renowned for his Napoleonic sketches of Ships, and a follower of the old masters. From 1777 to 1811 he was a constant contributor to the Royal Academy.
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He died in Highgate, north London, in 1831. Cottagers gathering Sticks. • 1802. Eve caressing Adam's Flock and The Archangel Michael. • 1806. Ulysses's Descent into Hades. • 1806. View at Hampstead. (In the South Kensington Museum.)
The authorities additionally record the headings Richard Corbold, Richard Cobald, R. Corbould, Corbold and Corbould. His recorded language was English. He was the child of George Corbould. 2 children are recorded: Henry Corbould and George James Corbould.
Women representing architecture and astronomy. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Chapman, 1803, after R. Corbould., 22 October 1803, by Richard Corbould
Richard Corbould · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
Three fairies in a garden looking at the plants; representing botany. Stipple engraving by J. Chapman after R. Corbould., by Richard Corbould
Richard Corbould · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
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1757
Richard Corbould was born in 1757.
1831
Richard Corbould died at London.
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Minneapolis Institute of Art, Tate, National Gallery of Canada and Ackland Art Museum
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