Self portrait
John Vanderbank, the younger British
Not on view
The son of the proprietor of the Soho Tapestry Manufactory, Vanderbank attended the academy that Godfrey Kneller (1646–1723) established in Great Queen Street in 1711. In 1720, he partnered with Louis Chéron (1660–1725) to open a new academy in St. Martin’s Lane that held life classes with male and female models and was attended by William Hogarth (1697–1764) and Joseph Highmore (1692–1780). That same year Vanderbank began to practice as a portrait painter and drew this self-portrait around that time. As a draftsman and illustrator Vanderbank demonstrates verve and originality that his paintings often lacki and the present sheet reflects appreciation for the Flemish tradition of Rubens and Van Dyck.
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