Samuel Collins (artist)

English miniature painter
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEnglish miniature painter
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasPainter
Work fieldArts
Gender
Male
Birth1 January 1735
Death1 January 1768 (aged 33 years)
The details

Biography

Samuel Collins (1735–1768) was an English miniature painter at Bath.

Life

He was the son of a clergyman at Bristol. He was originally educated as an attorney, but quit this profession and became a miniature-painter. He settled at Bath, where he soon obtained a very large practice, and gained the reputation of one of the most perfect miniature-painters in this country. He had numerous pupils, among whom was Ozias Humphry, to whom he eventually relinquished his practice at Bath. He then removed to Dublin and enjoyed a high reputation there. He painted both on enamel and on ivory.

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