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Considered the greatest English cellist of his time. He was the son of an amateur cello player, who started teaching him the violin when he was five and the cello four years later. In 1792 Lindley became a pupil of James Cervetto, the outstanding cellist of his day, who, after hearing him play, gave him free tuition. Two years later, he was appointed principal cellist at the Italian Opera in London, where he began an association with Domenico Dragonetti, the celebrated double-bass player, that lasted for over fifty years. In 1822, on the formation of the Royal Academy of Music, Lindley was appointed one of the first professors. He remained at the Academy until his retirement in 1851.

National Portrait Gallery, London

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Title

Robert Lindley

Date

exhibited 1826

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 127 x W 100.3 cm

Accession number

1952

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1922

Work type

Painting

National Portrait Gallery, London

St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England

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Artist or maker

William Davison

1789–1843

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John Player (1785–1846), JP, Mayor of Saffron Walden (1836) Saffron Waldon Town Council Offices
Robert Lindley National Portrait Gallery, London
John Player (1786–1846) Saffron Walden Museum
Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon National Portrait Gallery, London