The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson

The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 22, 2011

Runtime

0h 59m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

80%

Original Title

The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson

Director

Waldemar Januszczak

Description

Has one of Britain's greatest artists been unfairly forgotten? Waldemar Januszczak thinks so. In this documentary, Januszczak argues that the little known 17th-century portrait painter William Dobson was the first English painter of genius. Dobson's life and times are embedded in one of the most turbulent and significant epochs of British history - the English Civil War.