England

Biography: Arthur Hughes

Arthur Hughes, a Victorian painter and illustrator, was born on January 27, 1832, in London, England. His artistic career unfolded during…
Biography: Thomas Kennington

Thomas Benjamin Kennington, a prominent English painter, was born on April 7, 1856, in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. His artistic career unfolded during…
Inspiration: “Queen Guinevere’s Maying,” by John Collier

In French chivalric romances and the later works based on them, including the influential Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory, Guinevere…
Biography: Tom Roberts

Tom Roberts, a seminal figure in Australian art history, was born on March 9, 1856, in Dorchester, Dorset, England. Recognized as…
Inspiration: “Lamia,” by John William Waterhouse

Lamia was a woman who became a child-eating monster after her children were destroyed by Hera, who learned of her husband…
Biography: Aubrey Beardsley

Aubrey Beardsley, born on August 21, 1872, in Brighton, England, was a highly influential and controversial figure in the world of…
Biography: Henrietta Rae

Henrietta Rae, born Henrietta Ward on December 30, 1859, in Hammersmith, London, was a prominent British artist of the late 19th…
Biography: Frank Bramley

Frank Bramley, born on May 6, 1857, in Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England, emerged as a distinguished painter of the late 19th and…
Biography: John Atkinson Grimshaw

John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836–1893) was a Victorian-era artist whose evocative and atmospheric paintings captured the essence of the changing urban and…