Artist. Born into a family of artists either at 70 (St) John Street, now Whitfield Street W1, or 6 Great Coram Street WC1, depending on source. In 1842 Victoria and Albert started buying his works and in 1851 he became art tutor to their children, a post he held for 20 years. Died at the house with the plaque.
The photo shows him c.1870. Lots more info at Corbould, especially about his family.
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Edward Henry Corbould
The plaque is a one-off in a delicate serif typeface. The off-set string cour...
The oldest public art gallery in England, designed by Sir John Soane. Its acquisitions over the years have resulted in it becoming one of the country's finest collections of old masters, especially...
Artist specialising in birds. Born 92 Great Portland Street. Died at home, 5 St Edmund's Terrace, Regent's Park. The picture is a self-portrait.
From their website: "Chelsea College of Arts is one of London's most prestigious art and design colleges." From c.2005 based at the Millbank Prison site.
Portrait and equestrian painter. Our picture source gives a biography of his life. He was born on 16 November 1819, the son of Stephen Pearce (1780-1850) and Anne Pearce née Whittington (1778-1871...
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