Dr Buchan
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Dr Buchan is a 1780 paint by Richard Collins, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man in a black coat and white cravat, looking straight ahead with a serious expression. His white hair is neatly styled, and the background is a plain, dark color that makes his face stand out. The frame is simple with a gold edge, and the painting looks a little faded. The man’s pose and the soft lighting on his face suggest this was meant to show his importance. The style fits a time when portraits often showed people with quiet confidence. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more paintings like this.
A watercolour on ivory miniature by Richard Collins from 1780 portrays a doctor and is signed on the reverse. The work is likely the one cited by Basil Long in 1929, though it differs in style from a larger rectangular miniature by Collins of the same subject held at the British Museum.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Richard Collins was an English painter who specialised in portrait miniature.
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