In 1800 Robert Shurlock married John Russell’s daughter, Henrietta Ann Jane Russell, near the artist’s house in Guildford, Surrey. This pastel was likely completed shortly...
Russell excelled in child portraiture and this charming pastel portrait of “The Harvest Girl” is one of a pair, the other being the “Girl with...
Many of Russell’s portraits of children were known as ‘fancy’ pictures and a selection were reproduced as prints. This charming example of ‘Girl with the...
Location: Guildford Museum, Surrey, England Date: Late 18th century Medium: Pastel Dimensions: 23.25 x 18.5 inches You can find more information on the Guilford Museums...
By the end of the nineteenth century, John Russell had become a collectable name in Paris (albeit usually spelt with one l). There is no...
