DOBSON, William
English Baroque Era Painter, ca.1611-1646
English painter. His father, William Dobson, was a gentleman of St Albans employed by Francis Bacon, Viscount Verulam, on the building and decoration at Verulam House and Gorhambury; he was also probably Master of the Alienation Office and a member of the Painter-Stainers' Company, but according to John Aubrey, 'he spending his estate luxuriously upon women, necessity forced his son William Dobson to be the most excellent painter
ID: 6407 The Painter with Sir Charles Cottrell and Sir Balthasar Gerbier dfg about 1645
Oil on canvas,
Albury Park, Guildford, England
