French Impressionist painter. Born in the Danish West Indies (now the Virgin Islands) to a French father, a merchant, and Creole mother. With Danish nationality he avoided the Prussian invasion of France by moving with his family to London in 1870. Stayed with a relative in Westwood Hill, Upper Norwood (now known as Crystal Palace) for several years. Father of Lucien. Died Paris.
More information on Pissarro's visits to London can be found on Raphael Samuel's History Centre.
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Camille Pissarro
Camille Pissarro (1830 - 1903) French impressionist, stayed here in 1892.
Camille Pissarro (1830 - 1903) impressionist painter, stayed on this site 187...
Churchwarden of St John the Baptist upon Walbrook in 1884. Andrew Behan has kindly provided this research: John Richard Whitmore Luck was born on 21 December 1842 in Camberwell, the eldest of the ...
Born Newport Street, Westminster. Lived a full life the low point of which was probably being held in the Tower of London for high treason, but he was quickly acquitted. Died at home in Chester L...
Trustee of the Putney Pest House Charity, 1862.
Architect. specialist in non-conformist churches. Born in Cambridgeshire. By 1881 he was living in Hackney. He was articled to Gordon and Lowther architects and became a partner in 1885. His son W...
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