Landscape painter. Born near Birmingham. Came to London in 1804 as a theatre scenery painter. He was a teacher and wrote some influential instruction books. A very successful water colour painter. Died at home in Birmingham. His son of the same name was also a water-colourist.
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David Cox
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Frederic James Shields
Born Hartlepool. Painter. He met and became friends with Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1864, who along with John Ruskin gave him practical help in his work. From 1865 to 1867 he collaborated on a gro...
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George Dance the younger
Architect. Son of the architect George Dance the Elder, one of the 4 original members of the Royal Academy, he designed Newgate Prison and St Luke's Hospital. John Soane was his pupil. We have see...
4 memorials
Glyn Philpot
Glyn Warren Philpot. Artist, known for his portraits. Born Clapham but brought up in Kent. It's fixed now, but when we first did the research Wikipedia had Philpot "married" to Vivian Forbes long b...
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Augustus John
Augustus Edwin John was born Tenby, Pembrokeshire. Painter, draughtsman and etcher, specialized in portrait painting. Famous subjects include T.E. Lawrence, Thomas Hardy, George Bernard Shaw and Dy...
3 memorials
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