TW427157 Portrait of John Dobson (oil on board) by Dixon, William (b.1830) (attr. to); 43.8 x 32 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: The North East architect John Dobson (1787-1865) is shown working on architectural drawings on the table, with a folder of drawings beside him. Although this picture is tiny, it has been given the rather grand features of a draped curtain background and gold-framed picture on the wall. The picture seems to have been painted as a present from the artist to his friend John Dobson, who owned the picture;); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; British, out of copyright.