威廉·塔弗纳

1700-1772 English

Artworks: 10

英国业余风景画家

威廉·塔弗纳是一位英国法官和业余风景画家。 Taverner was the son of dramatist William Taverner (d. 1731) and was articled (in the legal sense) to his father (a judge) on 5 April 1720. Like his father, he became a procurator-general of the Arches Court - the ecclesiastical court of the province of Canterbury, based in London. He devoted his leisure time to art, and according to Redgrave, 'His drawings are chiefly in body colour, imitating the Italian masters, mostly woody scenes, and, though clever, do not by any means maintain the great reputation which he enjoyed in his own day.' 他于1772年10月20日去世，《绅士杂志》（第496页）的一位作家称他为"英格兰有史以来最优秀的风景画家之一，但由于他作画仅为消遣，其画作极为罕见，因而价格高昂"。塔弗纳在临终前不久立下遗嘱指示，并根据个人证词，该遗嘱于1772年11月获得认证。文中未提及任何亲属，但他将2,900英镑以信托形式留给他的仆人莎拉·戴维斯。塔弗纳的画作和书籍将被出售。 塔弗纳从未公开展出过他的作品，因此在他有生之年，他的画作可能仅在朋友和业余同好之间流传。然而，乔治·弗蒂对他的作品评价极高，称其拥有"非凡的才华"。

Artworks by this artist (10 total)