Discover sculptor, medalist, painter William Blake Richmond (Sir)

Qualifications: sculptor, medalist, painter

Nationality/school: British

Born: London (England) 1842-11-29

Deceased: Hammersmith and Fulham (London) 1921-02-11

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: zoon van schilder George Richmond

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Biographical information

Period of activity: 1857 - 1921
ca. 1857-1921

Education: Royal Academy of Arts (Londen)

vanaf 1857

Active in

Londen (Engeland)
Italië 1860 - 1864
bezocht Italië in 1860, 1861 (Tromans/ Kabbani 2008)
Rome
(Tromans/ Kabbani 2008)
Egypte 1850
(Tromans/ Kabbani 2008)
Griekenland 1883 - 1884
Oxford (Engeland)
Hammersmith and Fulham (Londen) 1921

Teacher at academy/university: Oxford (England): opleiding
Slade Professor 1878-1883

born in

active in

Connections with other artists

Pupil of This field mentions the names of teachers or masters. What is at issue are the teachers who made a significant contribution to the development of a students, as opposed to every instructor they ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Ruskin, John
Influenced by In contrast with ‘follower of’, we speak of ‘influenced by’ when an artist was influenced outside the context of an educational setting or servile following. An artist can be influenced by several artists at once, or in succession. In addition, there may be question of a transition to a personal style which may demonstrate development.: Costa, Nino
Leighton, Frederick

Subjects This field specifies the various subject categories or genres that constitute the oeuvre of the artist in question. The contents of this field are generally based more on the documentation available at the RKD than on the literature.: animal painting (genre), history (genre), landscape (genre), history (genre), orientalism, portrait

Member of

Royal Academy of Arts (Londen)
werd in 1888 associate en Royal Academician in 1895 (Tromans/ Kabbani 2008)

Literature

Literature in RKDLibrary: 1 hit in RKDlibrary as subject

Thieme/Becker 1907-1950 , vol. 28 (1932), p. 280
Spalding 1991 , p. 375
Witt Checklist 1995 , p. 426 (as: Richmond, Sir William Blake)
Wood 1995 , p. 437
Bénézit 1999 , vol. 11, p. 669-670 (as: Richmond, William Blake, Sir)

S. Reynolds, William Blake Richmond. An Artist's Life, 1842-1921, London 1995
N. Tromans, R. Kabbani, The lure of the east: British orientalist painting, New Haven 2008, p. 212

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