Samuel Collins (artist)
English miniature painter
Intro | English miniature painter | |
Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
was | Painter | |
Work field | Arts | |
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Birth | 1 January 1735 | |
Death | 1 January 1768 (aged 33 years) |
Samuel Collins (1735–1768) was an English miniature painter at Bath.
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.