Benjamin Wilson
(1721–1788) engelsk grafiker, målare och vetenskapsman
Benjamin Wilson (1721–1788) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Benjamin Wilson belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Benjamin Wilson was born in Leeds and died in London. Benjamin Wilson worked in Dublin and London. Benjamin Wilson became a member of Royal Society of London and Russian Academy of Sciences. The awards include Fellow of the Royal Society, Copley Medal, and Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society.
One of the best-known works is ‘The Repeal, or, The Funeral of Miss Ame-Stamp’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 33 works by Benjamin Wilson with free images. The dated works span the years 1740–1772. Works by Benjamin Wilson are held by several collections, among them Temple Newsam, National Portrait Gallery, Pembroke College, and Yale Center for British Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Charles Eisen, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Nicholas Revett, Pierre Hubert L'Archevêque, and Pietro Antonio Lorenzoni.