1817-1886
British
Richard Dadd Location
English painter. He was the fourth of nine children of Robert Dadd, an apothecary and chemist in Chatham. His mother was Mary Ann Martin. Two of his brothers and one sister were, like Dadd himself, to die insane. Related Paintings of Richard Dadd :. | Portrait of Jacoba Bicker | Portrait of Yarrow Mamout | Portrait of Artist A. C. Lens sg | tamara de lempicka | The Dancing dog | Related Artists:
Oliver, IssacEnglish, approx. 1556-1617
James Gunn1753 - 1801
Sir William OrpenIrish
1878-1931
Sir William Orpen Location
Irish painter. He attended the Metropolitan School of Art, Dublin (1891-7), and the Slade School of Art, London (1897-9), there winning the composition prize of 1899 with The Play Scene from Hamlet (Houghton Hall, Norfolk). He became a friend of Augustus John and joined the New English Art Club. From very early years he had been an impassioned student of the Old Masters, and he went to Paris with John in 1899 to see Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa (Paris, Louvre). In the following years his perception of their works