The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson

Arts Documentary hosted by Waldemar Januszczak, published by BBC in 2011 - English narration


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Waldemar 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. As official court painter to Charles I, Dobson had a ringside seat to an period of intense drama and conflict. Based in Oxford, where the court was transferred after parliament took control of London, Dobson produced many high quality portraits of royalist supporters, heroes and cavaliers which Januszczak believes are the first true examples of British art. The film investigates the few known facts about Dobson and seeks out the personal stories he left behind as it follows him through his tragically short career. When he died in 1646 - penniless, unemployed and a drunk - Dobson was just 36.

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 * Video Codec: x264 CABAC
 * Video Bitrate: CRF 21 (1334Kbps average)
 * Video Resolution: 832x468
 * Video Aspect Ratio: 1.778:1
 * Audio Codec: AAC-LC
 * Audio Bitrate: 128 Kbps ABR 48KHz
 * Audio Channels: 2
 * Run-Time: 59 mins
 * Framerate: 25FPS
 * Number of Parts: 1
 * Part Size: 620 MB
 * Source: PDTV
 * Encoded by: JungleBoy



Links
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1)  Further Information 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b014vy94 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dobson

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