Painter. Born Brompton Row. Designer of the first Christmas card. His sister married I. K. Brunel. A religious man, his objection to the prevalence of paintings of nudes caused 'Punch' to nickname him "Mr J. C(lothes) Horsley" (a pun on clothes horse, ho, ho, ho). His son Gerald was an architect. Died 1 High Row, Kensington.
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John Callcott Horsley
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Royal Albert Hall frieze
This ornate frieze, titled "The Triumph of Art and Letters", encircles the bu...
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Richard Cosway
Painter of miniatures, the picture is a self-portrait. Born Tiverton, Devon. About 1792 Cosway moved from Schomberg House, Pall Mall, to the south-western corner of Stratford Place. The Grub Stree...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Antoine Watteau
Artist. Born Jean-Antoine Watteau in Valenciennes. In 1702, he moved to Paris and worked as a scene painter at the Opera. He is credited with inventing the genre of 'fêtes galantes', which shows sc...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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