Born Dunfermline, Scotland as Joseph Noel Paton. Painter. He first achieved success as a book illustrator. His early paintings heavily featured fairies, but in due course he became influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites. In 1887 he was knighted and appointed as the queen’s ‘limner’ (portrait painter). Died Edinburgh.
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Sir Noel Paton
Unveiled by William Holman Hunt. There must have been a committee to erect th...
Artist and illustrator known especially for his watercolours of women. Born Edinburgh. Died London. Having browsed his work in gallery Google we can say that there is much to admire, we particular...
Engraver, caricaturist and illustrator, best known for his political caricatures and for his illustrations for Charles Dickens novels. His father, Isaac, and brother, Robert, were also illustrators...
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