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Biography: Walter Richard Sickert
Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942) was a British painter and influential figure in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born on…
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Biography: Wilfrid de Glehn
Wilfrid Gabriel de Glehn (1870–1951) was a prominent British portrait and landscape artist, renowned for his exquisite use of color and…
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Inspiration: “Her Favorite Pets,” by Sophie Gengembre Anderson
Sophie was born in Paris, the daughter of Charles Antoine Colomb Gengembre, a French architect and artist, and his English wife,…
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Inspiration: “A Roman Peasant Girl,” by Frederic Leighton
Leighton was born in Scarborough to Augusta Susan and Dr. Frederic Septimus Leighton. He had two sisters including Alexandra who was Robert Browning‘s biographer. Leighton was…
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Biography: Thomas Cooper Gotch
Thomas Cooper Gotch (1854-1931) was a British painter and illustrator associated with the late Victorian and early Edwardian art movements. He…
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Biography: Arthur Hacker
Arthur Hacker was a British painter who lived from 1858 to 1919. He was known for his contributions to the Victorian…
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Biography: Elizabeth Adela Forbes
Elizabeth Adela Forbes (née Armstrong) (December 29, 1859 – March 16, 1912) was a British artist known for her contributions to…
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Biography: Frank Dicksee
Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928), known as Frank Dicksee, was a British Victorian-era painter who gained prominence for his highly detailed…
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Inspiration: “Edith Villiers,” by George Frederic Watts
EDITH VILLIERSGeorge Frederic Watts23 February 1817 – 1 July 1904English Edith Villiers was born on 15 Sep 1841 into the aristocratic…
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Biography: Herbert James Draper
Herbert James Draper (1863-1920) was a British artist known for his skillful and highly detailed paintings, particularly those featuring mythological and…
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Biography: Byam Shaw
Byam Shaw (1872–1919) was a British painter, illustrator, and teacher, known for his contributions to the Arts and Crafts movement and…
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Biography: Sophie Gengembre Anderson
Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823 – 1903) was a French-born British artist known for her significant contributions to the genre of Victorian-era…