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George Jones
George Jones

George Jones

English, 1786 – 1869
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George Jones was a British painter, and Keeper of the Royal Academy, most famous for his paintings of military subjects.

Jones was the only son of John Jones, a mezzotint engraver. He became a student at the Royal Academy in 1801 at the early age of 15, exhibiting his first work depicting a biblical scene in 1803. He was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy over the next eight years. He joined the Royal Montgomery Militia; the date of his commission as captain is given as 17 February 1812. There is a possibility that he had served in the South Devon Militia as far back as 1808. His obituary states that he volunteered for active service with his company in Spain, but he was certainly was part of the army of occupation in Paris after the Battle of Waterloo.

After the war he resumed his art career, winning prizes and fame for his paintings of military engagements. He was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1822, a full member in 1824, becoming its librarian, and from 1840 to 1850 its keeper. He was the friend of Charles Turner, engraver, and of J. M. W. Turner, whose most loyal executor he became, writing a short memoir of him and painting pictures recording his gallery. Unlike the two Turners he is unaccountably not commemorated on his former residences in London by any plaque.

He married Gertrude Anne Loscombe in 1844.

He died in Park Square, Regent's Park on 19 September 1869.

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A Highlander, Black Watch attending a General of Hussars, possibly Lord Uxbridge- a study for ‘The B…

A Highlander, Black Watch attending a General of Hussars, possibly Lord Uxbridge- a study for ‘The B…

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
Figurative
Study for ‘Battle of Waterloo’

Study for ‘Battle of Waterloo’

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
Landscape
The Passing of the Great Emancipation Act

The Passing of the Great Emancipation Act (ca. 1829)

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
Figurative
Two Horses Feeding

Two Horses Feeding

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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The Blacksmith

The Blacksmith

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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Study of Sailing Ships

Study of Sailing Ships

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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Study of J.M.W. Turner Sketching

Study of J.M.W. Turner Sketching

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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Ross Castle, Killarney, Sept. 4, 1812

Ross Castle, Killarney, Sept. 4, 1812 (1812)

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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Portentous Things

Portentous Things

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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Magdalen Tower and Bridge, Oxford

Magdalen Tower and Bridge, Oxford

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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Lady Westmorland (Priscilla Anne Fane, Countess of Westmorland, nee Wellesley-Pole)

Lady Westmorland (Priscilla Anne Fane, Countess of Westmorland, nee Wellesley-Pole)

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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Interior of a Blacksmith’s Forge

Interior of a Blacksmith’s Forge

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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Head of a Donkey

Head of a Donkey

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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Fire on the Thames

Fire on the Thames (ca. 1808)

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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Figures on an Elephant and Other Elephant Studies

Figures on an Elephant and Other Elephant Studies

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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Chantrey’s Studio

Chantrey’s Studio

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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An Elephant

An Elephant (ca. 1856)

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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A Polar Bear, Asleep, Front View

A Polar Bear, Asleep, Front View (ca. 1856)

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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A Male Lion, Lying Down and Half Facing Right

A Male Lion, Lying Down and Half Facing Right (ca. 1856)

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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A Camel, Facing Left, Sept. 3, 1850

A Camel, Facing Left, Sept. 3, 1850 (1850)

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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A Camel, Facing Left, Sept. 1856

A Camel, Facing Left, Sept. 1856

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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A Camel Resting

A Camel Resting

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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A Camel Resting, Side View to the Right

A Camel Resting, Side View to the Right (ca. 1856)

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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A Camel Moving to the Right; a Sketch of a Camel’s Head, Bottom Right

A Camel Moving to the Right; a Sketch of a Camel’s Head, Bottom Right (ca. 1850)

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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Seated Girl

Seated Girl (1820–40)

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
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Seated Man

Seated Man

George Jones (English, 1786 – 1869)
Drawings

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