American, 1833-1912  Related Paintings of William Ludwell Sheppard :. | Joven dama con mantilla y basquina | still life with bottle of olives | Nuer | Maid of Honor to the Infanta Isabella, | Portrait of a Lady d |
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COXCIE, Michiel van
Flemish Northern Renaissance Painter, 1499-1592
Frederick Morgan
English Painter 1856-1927
Myles Birket Foster,RWS
1825-1899 English painter, illustrator and collector. After a short and unsatisfactory period working in the family brewing business, he was able to convince his Quaker parents to allow him to pursue a career in art. He was apprenticed to a wood-engraver, Ebenezer Landells (1808-60), who recognized Foster's talent for drawing and set him to work designing blocks for engraving. Foster also provided designs for Punch and the Illustrated London News. In 1846 he set up on his own as an illustrator. The rustic vignettes of the seasons that he contributed to the Illustrated London News and its counterpart, the Illustrated London Almanack, established him as a charming interpreter of the English countryside and rural life and led to his employment illustrating similar themes in other publications. During the 1850s his designs were much in demand; he was called upon to illustrate volumes of the poetry of Longfellow, Sir Walter Scott and John Milton.