William Dobson
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William Dobson was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting. One of the first significant English painters, he was praised by his contemporary John Aubrey as "the most excellent painter
Self-portrait, c. 1639
Portrait thought to be of the artist's second wife, Judith, c. 1635–1640
Charles II, 1630 – 1685. King of Scots 1649 – 1685. King of England and Ireland 1660 – 1685 (When Prince of Wales, with a page) (c. 1642), Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Portrait of Abraham van der Doort (late 1630s), Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Nicholas Lanier
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Nicholas Lanier, sometimes Laniere was an English composer and musician; the first to hold the title of Master of the King's Music from 1625 to 1666, an honour given to musicians of great distinction.
William Dobson
…of Art, the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London, in several English country houses including notably Alnwick Castle where Dobson's self-portrait with Nicholas Lanier and Charles Cotterell is displayed, at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, CT, USA, and at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery in New Zealand. The…
Nicholas Lanier
Nicholas Lanier, painting by van Dyck, 1632, Kunsthistorisches Museum
Nicholas Lanier 1613, unknown painter, sold at Christies.
Portrait of the artist, William Dobson, with Nicholas Lanier (left) and Sir Charles Cotterell (right), c 1645.