Born Hartlepool. Painter. He met and became friends with Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1864, who along with John Ruskin gave him practical help in his work. From 1865 to 1867 he collaborated on a group portrait of Queen Victoria and her family, which he described as a period of ‘hateful slavery’. Died Morayfield, Kingston Road, Merton.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Frederic James Shields
Unveiled by William Holman Hunt. There must have been a committee to erect th...
Painter specialising in animals and genre scenes. Born Liverpool. c.1846 moved with his wife and family to Kensington, initially into 39 Victoria Road. 1850 he also took on the house next door, num...
A London-based idiosyncratic architecture practice. The picture we have used is from their page about the Aldgate project.
A Peckham-based creative collective, with individual specialisms in screen-printing, jewellery and painting. The name is derived from the words ‘Garage Studio’ which is where the venture started out.
Watercolour painter. Probably born in London. Travelled on the Continent. Painted principally landscapes and nature, especially trees. From 1794 suffered mental illness and died in the care of...
Born Florence, Italy. Prolific American painter, specializing in portraits. After 1910 he turned his attention to painting murals and watercolours of Alpine and Italian landscapes. Died Tite Street.
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