1817-1904
English painter and sculptor. He studied at the Royal Academy and in Italy, where he developed an enthusiasm for Renaissance painting and Greek sculpture that greatly influenced his work. He executed several decorative commissions, including his large fresco Justice (Lincoln's Inn, London), modeled after Raphael's School of Athens. Many of his allegorical pictures are in the Tate Gallery, London. The National Portrait Gallery, London, contains a large collection of his portraits of eminent contemporaries. The Metropolitan Museum has his Ariadne in Naxos.
Portrait of Lady Wolverton,nee Georgiana Tufnell,half length,earing a red dress (mk37)
Portrait of Lady Wolverton,nee Georgiana Tufnell,half length,earing a red dress (mk37)
Painting ID:: 25416
1848-9
Oil on canvas 180.4 x 198.1 cm
(71 x 78 in)
Watts Gallery Compton Surrey (mk63)
1848-9
Oil on canvas 180.4 x 198.1 cm
(71 x 78 in)
Watts Gallery Compton Surrey (mk63)
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The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse The Rider on the Black Horse
The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse The Rider on the Black Horse
Painting ID:: 45874
1817-1904
English painter and sculptor. He studied at the Royal Academy and in Italy, where he developed an enthusiasm for Renaissance painting and Greek sculpture that greatly influenced his work. He executed several decorative commissions, including his large fresco Justice (Lincoln's Inn, London), modeled after Raphael's School of Athens. Many of his allegorical pictures are in the Tate Gallery, London. The National Portrait Gallery, London, contains a large collection of his portraits of eminent contemporaries. The Metropolitan Museum has his Ariadne in Naxos.