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Joseph Severn
Posthumous Portrait of Shelley Writing Prometheus Unbound
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ID: 89844
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Joseph Severn
(7 December 1793 - 3 August 1879) was an English portrait and subject painter and a personal friend of the famous English poet John Keats. He exhibited portraits, Italian genre, literary and biblical subjects, and a selection of his paintings can today be found in some of the most important museums in London, including the National Portrait Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Tate Britain.
The eldest son of a music teacher, Severn was born at Hoxton, near London, and apprenticed at the age of 14 to William Bond, an engraver. Severn was one of seven children; two of his brothers, Thomas (1801-1881) and Charles (1806-1894), became professional musicians, and Severn himself was an adroit pianist. During his early years he practised portraiture as a miniaturist.
Related Paintings of Joseph Severn :. | The Artist Daughters, Molly and Peggy | The Kramerladen | Country cape with the father of Psyche that at Apollo sacrifices | Zubovsky Boulevard in Winter | Queen Christina of Sweden on Horseback | Related Artists: Nicolas NeufchatelNicolas Neufchâtel (fl. 1539-1567)
Alternative names Nicolas de Neufchâtel, Nicolaes Neufchatel, Lucidel
Description Southern Netherlandish painter and draughtsman
WC Piguenit1836-1914 Baur,Johann Wilhelmvers 1600-1640
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