威廉·雷德莫爾·比格

1755-1828 English

迷人的英國風俗畫與肖像

威廉·雷德莫爾·比格（William Redmore Bigg，皇家藝術學院院士）是一位英國畫家。 比格出生於埃塞克斯郡的費爾斯特德，父母是威廉和格蕾絲·比格。他於1778年進入皇家藝術學院學校學習，師從愛德華·佩尼（Edward Penny，皇家藝術學院院士，1714–1791），後者擅長描繪慈善行為。比格最大的樂趣在於繪製兒童題材。他在此類題材中首件於1778年展出的作品是《學童向盲人施捨》。一年後，他創作了一幅類似的作品《一位女士和她的孩子們救濟貧困的村舍居民》。 Apart from these his Palemon and Lavinia, the Shipwrecked Sailor Boy, and Youths relieving a Blind Man were very well received, and all were engraved. His subject choice and execution place him with Wheatley and George Morland. Bigg produced many small portraits in oil and pastel, as well as rustic genre paintings. His genre paintings and portraits have great charm and were highly popular in his day, the best engravers being used to render his work. 比格定期在皇家藝術學院和英國藝術學會展出作品，直至去世。在擔任副院士多年後，他於1814年當選為皇家藝術學院院士。他在倫敦逝世。