Vanderbank, John

Vanderbank, John (b London, 9 Sept. 1694; d London, 23 Dec. 1739).
English painter and book illustrator of Dutch extraction. He had a considerable practice as a portraitist in the years immediately succeeding the death of Kneller, and Vertue says he started the fashion for depicting ladies in Rubens costume. His best work is vigorous, but often marred by sloppy handling. He was one of the founders of the St Martin's Lane Academy in 1720.