Dixon, George (1731 – 1785) – A Basket of Flowers.

George Dixon was a true enlightenment character. According to family history he was a chemist, mathematician, engraver, china-painter, engineer, geologist and coal mine operator. He even destroyed his own house during a gas experiment. His elder brother was the Jeremiah Dixon who helped survey the Mason-Dixon line in the United States. This beautiful and dramatic still life demonstrates his ability as a draughtsman and supports the notion that he spent some time as a china-painter.

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