Indian-born British Pre-Raphaelite Painter, 1838-1904
Henry Prinsep was an intimate friend of G. F. Watts, under whom his son first studied. Val Prinsep also worked in Paris in the atelier Gleyre; and 'Taffy' in his friend George du Maurier's novel Trilby, is said to have been sketched from him. He was an intimate friend of John Everett Millais and of Burne-Jones, with whom he travelled in Italy. He had a share with Rossetti and others in the decoration of the hall of the Oxford Union.
Prinsep first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1862 with his Bianca Capella, his first picture, which attracted marked notice, being a portrait (1866) of General Gordon in Chinese costume. Princep lent the costume to Millais who used it in his own painting Esther.
The best of his later exhibits were A Versailles, The Emperor Theophilus chooses his Wife, The Broken Idol and The Goose Girl. He was elected A.R.A. in 1879 and R.A. in 1894. In 1877 he went to India and painted a huge picture of the Delhi Durbar, exhibited in 1880, and afterwards hung at Buckingham Palace.
"A Venetian Gaming-House in the Sixteenth Century," oil on canvas, by the British painter Valentine Cameron (Val) Prinsep. 122 cm x 184.2 cm (48.03 in. x 72.52 in.) Private collection. Image courtesy of The Athenaeum.
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"A Venetian Gaming-House in the Sixteenth Century," oil on canvas, by the British painter Valentine Cameron (Val) Prinsep. 122 cm x 184.2 cm (48.03 in. x 72.52 in.) Private collection. Image courtesy of The Athenaeum.
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"Il Barbagianni (The Owl)," oil on canvas, by the British painter Valentine Cameron Prinsep. 77.5 cm x 54 cm. First exhibited in 1863. Image courtesy of preraphaelitepaintings.blogspot.com.
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"Il Barbagianni (The Owl)," oil on canvas, by the British painter Valentine Cameron Prinsep. 77.5 cm x 54 cm. First exhibited in 1863. Image courtesy of preraphaelitepaintings.blogspot.com.
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The First Awakening of Eve
The First Awakening of Eve
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"The First Awakening of Eve," oil on canvas, by the British painter Valentine Cameron Prinsep. 44 7/8 in. x 53¼ in. (114.1 cm x 135.3 cm) Courtesy of Christie's.
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"The First Awakening of Eve," oil on canvas, by the British painter Valentine Cameron Prinsep. 44 7/8 in. x 53¼ in. (114.1 cm x 135.3 cm) Courtesy of Christie's.
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Indian-born British Pre-Raphaelite Painter, 1838-1904
Henry Prinsep was an intimate friend of G. F. Watts, under whom his son first studied. Val Prinsep also worked in Paris in the atelier Gleyre; and 'Taffy' in his friend George du Maurier's novel Trilby, is said to have been sketched from him. He was an intimate friend of John Everett Millais and of Burne-Jones, with whom he travelled in Italy. He had a share with Rossetti and others in the decoration of the hall of the Oxford Union.
Prinsep first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1862 with his Bianca Capella, his first picture, which attracted marked notice, being a portrait (1866) of General Gordon in Chinese costume. Princep lent the costume to Millais who used it in his own painting Esther.
The best of his later exhibits were A Versailles, The Emperor Theophilus chooses his Wife, The Broken Idol and The Goose Girl. He was elected A.R.A. in 1879 and R.A. in 1894. In 1877 he went to India and painted a huge picture of the Delhi Durbar, exhibited in 1880, and afterwards hung at Buckingham Palace.