About John Wootton
Lived 1682 – 1764 (aged 81–82). John Wootton was a British painter, illustrator and animal painter.
The Duke of Hamilton's Grey Racehorse, 'Victorious,' at Newmarket, c. 1725
John Wootton ( – 13 November 1764) was an English painter of sporting subjects, battle scenes and landscapes, and illustrator.
Life Born in Snitterfield, Warwickshire (near Stratford-upon-Avon), he is best remembered as a pioneer in the painting of sporting subjects – together with Peter Tillemans and James Seymour – and was considered the finest practitioner of the genre in his day.
He is now somewhat eclipsed in the field of animal paintings by the later George Stubbs (1724–1806), who is considered technically superior. John Wootton died in London on 13 November 1764. Examples of his animal painting can be found in the Tate Gallery, London, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, the Yale Center for British Art, in the Elizabethan Great Hall at Longleat and in The Portland Collection at the Harley Gallery and Foundation.
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Who was John Wootton?
English painter (c.1686–1764)
When was John Wootton born?
John Wootton was born in 1682 in Snitterfield.
When did John Wootton die?
John Wootton died on 13 November 1764 in London.
What was John Wootton's occupation?
John Wootton was a painter, illustrator and animal painter.
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John Wootton was British.
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