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Great Britain - John Opie was born in Cornwall, the son of a mine carpenter. Opie was largely self-taught when Dr William Wolcot recognized the young artist's talent and took him under his wing. In 1781 Wolcot introduced Opie to London as "the Cornish Wonder." Success was immediate, and before another year had passed, Opie had been received by the King and Queen, who purchased paintings from him. He never wanted for prominent patrons, or for portrait commissions, and he continually strove to better himself in his art. It was with this in mind that Opie set out to establish himself as a history painter, and it was Opie's history paintings that ultimately earned him election to the Royal Academy in 1788. He succeeded Fussli to post of Professor of Paintings at the RA in 1805 and in that capacity he gave four lectures in which he set out his theories of art. Opie's history paintings were intended as a manifestation of The Grand Manner in British art. | Publisher: | University of St Andrews | Rights holder: | 47795 | Subjects: | COVENANTERS ST ANDREWS SHARP EPISCOPAL OPIE HISTORY PAINTING Archbishop James MAGUS MUIR painting MURDER | Temporal: | 1797/1797 | Source: | University of St Andrews | Creator: | OPIE, John RA | Identifier: | HC2008.9 | Language: | en-GB |
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