John Wollaston (1710-1775)

• Was an English painter of portraits.
• He was active in the British colonies in North America for much of his career.
• He was one of a handful of painters to introduce the English Rococo style to the American colonies.
• Wollaston's artistic style changed little in the eighteen years he spent in the American colonies.
• His portraits feature rich depictions of fabrics and elegant poses, and his subjects are smiling and oval-eyed; many of his poses seem to be drawn from engravings.
• Some of his later New York portraits feature a landscape background.
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