Artist

J. (John) Spilsbury

1725–1800

132130

Works

Years lived

Painter

Style

J.’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Selected works

132130 pieces

Esther Jacobs

John Spilsbury (English, c. 1730-1795) after Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723-1792)

Hinoki

Charles Ray American, born 1953

Field Armor

German, Augsburg

Infantry Armor

North German

Composite Armor for Heavy Cavalry (Cuirassier)

South German, Nuremberg

Half Armor

Italian

Zeitnot

Mirosław Bałka Polish, born 1958

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: colophon by Lu Hui, dated 1912

Lu Hui (Chinese, 1851-1920)

Frederick Douglass

Samuel J. Miller American, 1822–1888

Pair of Flintlock Pistols

Johann Jacob Behr Flemish, Maastricht or Liège

Rock Anatomy

Abraham Oghobase Nigerian, born 1979

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)

Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)

Flintlock Holster Pistol (One of a pair)

Johann Jacob Behr (Flemish, active 1690-1745) Liège

Augustus John, Hampshire, England

Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Saint John the Evangelist

Paolo Farinati Italian, 1524-c. 1606

Pair of Flintlock Pistols

Barrels: Johann Jacob Behr Locks: Johann Jacob Behr Flemish, Liège, active 1690s-about 1745

J. Ellis Bonham

William Bonnell American, 1804–1865

Shadow Boxing

John J. A. Murphy American, 1888-1967

Stock Exchange, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Perspective

Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud Dutch, 1890-1963