Identifier: britishpaintersw00newy (find matches)
Title: British painters; with eighty examples of their work engraved on wood
Year: 1881 (1880s)
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Subjects: Painters -- Great Britain Painting -- Great Britain
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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enteen heremoved to Antwerp and entered the studio of Baron Wappers, director ofthe Academy in that city; here he remained two years, and painted severalpictures, one of which, The Giaours Confession, was exhibited at theLondon Royal Academy in 1841. There can scarcely be a doubt that Mr.Browns residence in Belgium, where so many of the works of the oldFlemish painters are yet to be seen, had considerable influence on his futurestyle, whatever the teachings he received may have been; but it is BaronWappers whom he acknowledges as his chief guide and instructor. Leaving Antwerp he came to England for a short time, where he paintedseveral portraits; he then went to Paris, and stayed there three years. Itwas at this time that the Royal Commission for decorating the Houses ofParliament with paintings and sculptures issued its invitations for artists tocompete. Mr. Brown replied by contributing three cartoons—Adam and TO NEV. YORK fUBI.lC LIBRART I Asron, LS.NOX and TILOXN t-i.UJNDATlONS
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hi w R Ph c ■r) ^ Pi.W 1 H v, ^ Sh ■J CJ l^ •z .; X h in < K pS tS H « CO s ^ I MA BOX B R O WN. 117 Eve, Finding- the Body of Harold, and The Spirit of Justice. In1845 he proceeded to Rome for a few months ; less for study, however,than on account of the delicate state of health of his young wife, whom hehad the misfortune to lose, in Paris, on the homeward journey. While inRome he designed his picture of Chaucer reading, subsequently exhi-bited at the Royal Academy. Having reached London once more, he hassince made it his residence. The first important painting Mr. Madox Brown exhibited in London was WIckliff reading his Translation of the Bible to John of Gaunt in thepresence of Chaucer and Gower, which he sent, in 1848, to the newgallery opened at Hyde Park Corner under the title of The Free Exhibi-tion. The picture was thus spoken of in the Ari yournal at the time:— This is a beautiful and valuable production, brought forward in the mannerof fresco, with a marked feel

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