John Gonson John Gonson Sir John Gonson (died 1765) was an English judge for nearly 50 years in the early 18th century, serving as a Justice of the Peace and Chairman of the Quarter Sessions for the City of Westminster. Gonson was a supporter of the Society for the Reformation of Manners, and was noted for his enthusiasm for raiding brothels and for passing harsh sentences. Gonson appears in contemporary court reports and newspaper articles, but is best known for having been depicted twice in "A Harlot's Progress", William Hogarth's series of paintings from 1731 and subsequent engravings from 1732. Gonson first
Georgian State Museum of Theatre, Music, Cinema and Choreography and 17th-century Persian miniatures, 18th-century French engravings, and the best examples of the old style of Tbilisi painting. The museum boasts the paintings and graphics of Léon Bakst, Alexander Benua, Fernand Liege, David Kakabadze, Lado Gudiashvili, Elene Akhvlediani, Peter Otskheli, and Irakli Parjiani. The museum houses three paintings by Iakob Nikoladze, a founder of the realistic trend in Georgian sculpture and People's Artist of the USSR (1876-1951). Nikoladze's portrait of Vladimir Aleksi - Meskhishvili, a Georgian theatre actor and director (1857-1920), is worthy of note. Nikoladze had to make the bust of Meskhishvili in 1940 to coincide its unveiling with