George Willison

George Willison in the archive

Periods & movements

18th Century

Genres

Figurative

Cultures

Scottish

Key works by George Willison

1. Portrait of a gentleman, an official of the east india company (1775)
2. Portrait of a lady, bust-length, as a Vestal Virgin, holding a vase
3. Nancy Parsons in Turkish dress
4. James Boswell, 1740 – 1795. Diarist and biographer of Dr Samuel Johnson
5. Portrait of Miss Stuart, bust-length, in a head scarf