John’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.
Landing of British Army under Abercrombie
Unknown Artist after John Augustus Atkinson (English 1775-1838) published by Rudolph Ackermann (English, 1764-1834)
Pursuit of the French Through Leipzig
John Augustus Atkinson (English, 1775-1832) published by Robert Bowyer (English, 1758-1834)
Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009
Woman in a Shawl, Sketch of Legs
Augustus Edwin John English, 1878-1961
Illinois Skyscape No. 22
George Atkinson American, born 1949
A Bundle of Lavender
Girl with a Curl
Ambrose McEvoy
Sheet of Sketches: Female Nude Seen from Behind (recto); Sheet of Sketches: Female Nude, Front View (verso)
Man and Woman on a Bed
Sketch of Nude Woman and Clothed Man (recto); Partial Sketch of Young Woman (verso)
The Fall of Man with Scenes of the Creation
Attributed to Augustus Cordus (German, active 1544–1553)
The Puritan
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907)
Young Woman with Arms Crossed
Amor Caritas
Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Augustus
Roman; minted in Lugdunum (now Lyon, France)
Bust from the Adams Memorial
Violet Sargent
Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)
Saint John the Evangelist
Paolo Farinati Italian, 1524-c. 1606