Artist
Samuel Shelley
British, 1750–1808
Samuel Shelley was a British Romanticism artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum. Samuel Shelley was born in Whitechapel.
Samuel Shelley (1750/56–22 December 1808) was an English miniaturist and watercolour painter. Largely self-educated, Samuel Shelley was a leading miniaturist, i.e., painter of portrait miniatures, of his time, ranking with Cosway, Smart, and Crosse. In addition to his portraits, he also painted in water-colours fancy figures and compositions from Shakespeare, Tasso, and other poets. His water-colours and miniatures were engraved by Bartolozzi, William Nutter, Caroline Watson, and others.
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