Person    | Male  Born 29/1/1817  Died 18/10/1903

John Callcott Horsley

Categories: Art

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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Clarkson Stanfield

Clarkson Stanfield

Theatrical scenic artist, marine and landscape painter, Royal Academician. Born Sunderland. Died Hampstead.

Person, Art, Theatre

2 memorials
Bloomsbury Group

Bloomsbury Group

An influential group of artists and writers who were friends during the first half of the 20th century. Our picture shows: Auberon Duckworth; Duncan Grant; Julian Bell; Leonard Woolf, and front: Vi...

Group, Art, Literature, Seriously Famous

3 memorials
Charles Ricketts

Charles Ricketts

Charles de Sousy Ricketts. Artist, illustrator, author. Half French he was born in Geneva and brought up in Switzerland, London, France. He met his life partner, Charles Shannon, on his 16th birthd...

Person, Art, France, Switzerland

1 memorial
Will Coles

Will Coles

Installation artist.  From his website (2021): "Will Coles is best known for his defiant and accessible take on street art – sculptures that bring together pop and conceptual aesthetics. These fami...

Person, Art

1 memorial