亨利·辛格尔顿

1766 - 1839 English

英国肖像与微型画家

亨利·辛格尔顿是一位英国画家和微型画艺术家。 亨利·辛格尔顿出生于英国伦敦的一个艺术世家。他父亲去世时，他还不到两岁，因此由他的叔叔威廉·辛格尔顿（卒于1793年）抚养长大。威廉曾师从奥齐亚斯·汉弗莱学习，并绘制肖像画和微型画。另一位叔叔约瑟夫·辛格尔顿在1773年至1788年间于皇家艺术学院展出作品。亨利的姐妹玛丽亚和莎拉（后姓麦克拉里南）均为微型画家，她们分别于1808年至1820年和1787年至1806年在皇家艺术学院展出作品。 1807年，亨利娶了他表亲威廉·辛格尔顿的独生女。 亨利·辛格尔顿在伦敦肯辛顿戈尔7号的一位朋友家中去世，享年72岁，并被安葬在圣马丁教堂（St Martin-in-the-Fields）。 尽管辛格尔顿像他的叔叔们和姐姐一样也绘制微型画，但他并未严格拘泥于这一体裁。1784年至1839年间，他在皇家艺术学院展出了约300件作品，其中大部分为肖像画，其余作品中宗教题材占很大比例。他多年来一直是皇家艺术学院在世的最年长参展艺术家。自1806年起，他的作品也在英国学会展出；自1824年起至1839年去世，他的作品还在英国艺术家学会展出。 From the age of sixteen, Singleton worked as a professional portraitist. He attended the Royal Academy Schools from the age of seventeen and won the silver medal in 1784. His painting from John Dryden’s ode Alexander’s Feast won the gold medal in 1788. In 1793, Singleton was commissioned by the Royal Academy to paint a group portrait of forty of the academicians. Ironically, he never became a member or an associate of the Academy himself. Early in his career, Singleton was noted for large compositions from the Bible, Shakespeare or contemporary historical events. Although his portrait work was always in demand, he never achieved the great success as a historical painter that his early promise indicated. Lord Nelson, Admiral Vernon, Lord Howe and John "Mad Jack" Fuller are among his portrait sitters. Paul I Granting Liberty to Kościuszko (1797) and The Death of Captain Alexander Hood after Capturing the French 74 "L'Hercule", 21 April 1798 are considered by some to be his best works. Shortly before his death, Singleton completed a series of cabinet pictures to illustrate the works of Shakespeare.

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