He became a favourite painter of the Royal Family.
Gainsborough remained the Royal Family's favourite painter, however.
Among the art works thus saved are a triptych of Van Eyck (one of Adolf Hitler's favourite painters).
It contains much occasional poetry, recording Guillén's readings, his friends, places visited, favourite painters etc.
His favourite painter was Goya and his best work, the piano pieces called Goyescas, are inspired by Goya's paintings.
It was a pretty safe bet, telling somebody whose favourite painter is Caravaggio, I suppose.
Mihr 'Ali's chief skill was his ability to capture the portrait-sitter's grandeur and power, and as such he became a favourite painter of the Shah.
Bikash had been deeply influenced by the surrealists, and stated that Salvador Dalí was his favourite painter.
To follow the footsteps of his favourite painters, Rouwenhorst planned an exhibition of 15 new paintings of redheads.
Endotropic treatment, a favourite painter's device, loses the corners of a rectangle and emphasises the centre.