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
Born Tiverton, Devon Painter of miniatures, the picture is a self-portrait.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Paul Donnelly
Artist. We think Donnelly may be the instructor mentioned in this 2010 Ceramics Monthly.
2 memorials
Nicholas Dimbleby
Son of Richard and younger brother of the better known David and Jonathan.
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Ronald Searle
Artist and cartoonist. Born Cambridge and studied art. In WW2 at the start of 1942 he was in the Royal Engineers in Singapore which fell to the Japanese and he was taken prisoner and spent the rest...
1 memorial
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Frederick Goodall
Painter. Born 20 Arlington Street. Following visits to Egypt his work often featured that country, and he was very successful, enabling him to employ R. N. Shaw to build Grim's Dyke as his home. A ...
2 memorials
John Dryden attacked
WC2, Rose Street, Lamb & Flag pub
Odd that the plaque gives the 19th and not the 18th as the date.
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