John Gilbert

10 works held in 4 museums

History painter and illustrator of Shakespeare, President of the Royal Watercolour Society, 1817-1897

The Ford, John Gilbert

The Ford, 1891.

John Gilbert (British), oil on canvas

Guildhall Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Self-Portrait, John Gilbert

Self-Portrait, 1872.

Self Portrait (museum title)

John Gilbert (British), oil on canvas

Guildhall Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Ego et Rex Meus (Me and My King), John Gilbert

Ego et Rex Meus (Me and My King), 1888.

Ego et Rex Meus (museum title)

John Gilbert (British), oil on canvas

Guildhall Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Apotheosis of Shakespeare's Characters, John Gilbert

Apotheosis of Shakespeare's Characters, 1871.

John Gilbert (British), watercolor and gouache on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Morning of the Battle of Agincourt, John Gilbert

The Morning of the Battle of Agincourt, 1884.

Morning of the Battle of Agincourt (museum title)

John Gilbert (British), oil on canvas

Guildhall Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Rembrandt's Studio, John Gilbert

Rembrandt's Studio, 1869.

John Gilbert (British), oil on canvas

York Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Margaret of Anjou Taken Prisoner after the Battle of Tewkesbury, John Gilbert

Margaret of Anjou Taken Prisoner after the Battle of Tewkesbury, 1875.

John Gilbert (British), oil on canvas

Guildhall Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Enter Malvolio, Cross-gartered…, John Gilbert

Enter Malvolio, Cross-gartered…, 1863.

Enter Malvolio, Crossgartered... (museum title)

John Gilbert (British), watercolor and gouache on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Portrait of the Artist's Mother, John Gilbert

Portrait of the Artist's Mother, 1874.

John Gilbert (British), oil on canvas

Guildhall Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Sir John Falstaff Reviewing His Ragged Regiment, John Gilbert

Sir John Falstaff Reviewing His Ragged Regiment, 1858.

John Gilbert (British), oil on canvas

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Works by John Gilbert (1817-1897), in the public domain, each linked to its record in the museum that holds it. Almost self-taught, Gilbert was first the most prolific draughtsman of the Illustrated London News and the illustrator of Shakespeare's complete works, before making his name as a history painter, in oil as well as in watercolour. President of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1871 and knighted in 1872, he gave a large part of his work, late in life, to the City of London and to the museums of Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. Here are his battles, Agincourt and Tewkesbury, his scenes from English history and from Shakespeare, and two portraits, his own and his mother's. Only works that the museums give to Gilbert without reservation, and of which a freely reusable photograph of at least 900 pixels exists, are included. The titles are those of the museums, with their translation.