Royal Academy
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Biography: Walter Langley
Walter Langley (1852-1922) was a pioneering British artist, renowned for his profound contributions to the Newlyn School of painters and his…
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Inspiration: “Dame Alice Ellen Terry Choosing,” by George Frederic Watts
Watts was born in Marylebone in central London on the birthday of George Frederic Handel (after whom he was named), to the second wife of…
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Biography: George Romney
George Romney, born on December 15, 1734, in Beckside, Dalton-in-Furness, England, was a leading portrait painter of the 18th-century British art…
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Inspiration: “Parasol,” by Jules Bastien Lepage
Bastien-Lepage was born in the village of Damvillers, Meuse, and spent his childhood there. Bastien’s father grew grapes in a vineyard…
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Biography: Philip Wilson Steer
Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942) was a prominent English artist, celebrated for his contributions to the Impressionist movement and his influential role…
