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  1. Nicholson, William Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson (1872-1949) was a British painter of still-life, landscapes and portraits. He also worked as a printmaker in techniques including woodcut, wood-engraving and lithography, as an illustrator, as an author of children's books and as a designer for the theatre. Nicholson was born in Newark-on-Trent on 5 February 1872, the youngest son of William Newzam Nicholson, an industrialist and Conservative MP of Newark, and his wife Annie Elizabeth Prior. From age 9, ...
  2. Nittis, Giuseppe de Giuseppe De Nittis (1846-1884) was one of the most important Italian painters of the 19th century, whose work merges the styles of Salon art and Impressionism. De Nittis was born in Barletta, in the region of Apulia, where he lived with his family in the wealthiest district of the city near the intersection of the Corso Vittorio Emanuele and the Corso Garibaldi, just around the corner from the birthplace of another famous painter and contemporary, Geremia Discanno. Barletta at the time of the...
  3. Nézière, Joseph de La Joseph de La Nézière (1873-1944) was a French painter noted for painting Orientalist scenes and for his work with the French Colonial Office and its program to reform the arts industries in colonial France. Joseph de La Nézière was born in Bourges, France in 1873 into a talented family. His brother, Raymond de La Nézière (1865-1953) became an illustrator. His younger brother, Georges de la Nézière was killed in action in the first World War. As a child, Joseph was a very good student and lear...
  4. Orazi, Manuel Manuel Orazi (1860-1934), born Emmanuel Joseph Raphaël Orazi, was an Italian Art Nouveau illustrator, poster artist, jewellery designer and set creator for theatre and film. Not much is known about him and his background is obscure. He was born in Rome on 5 October 1860. A September 1907 manifest from SS La Provence sailing from Le Havre to Ellis Island mentions a wife residing in France: "Mrs Orazi in Fontainebleau." According to his death certificate, at the time of his death he was...
  5. Norman, G. Parsons George Parson[s] Norman (1840-1914) was born in Newington, Surrey, England, eldest child of George Parson Norman, a conveyancer clerk, and his wife Emily née Clarke, who married at Newington, London in 1839. In 1851, 10-year-old George Parson was living at 12 East Harding Street, St Bride's, London with his parents, 36-year-old George Parson Norman and 34-year-old Emily, with two siblings. Young George married Eleanor Clark in Hackney in 1865, when he seems to have gradually hyphenated hi...
  6. Overnell, Emily Emily A. Overnell (1870-1915) was born Emily Annabella Attwell in 1870 to Augustus, a butcher, and Emily Ann. Her younger sister was illustrator Mabel Lucie Attwell who was 10 years her junior. It was probably Emily's artistic flair that gave rise to Mabel's interest in illustration. Emily regularly contributed to magazines and periodicals as well as some book illustration work, notably for Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' amongst others. She married...
  7. Raeburn, Henry Sir Henry Raeburn RA RSA FRSE (1756-1823) was a Scottish portrait painter. He served as Portrait Painter to King George IV in Scotland. Raeburn was born the son of a manufacturer in Stockbridge, on the Water of Leith: a former village now within the city of Edinburgh. He had an older brother, born in 1744, called William Raeburn. His ancestors were believed to have been soldiers and may have taken the name "Raeburn" from a hill farm in Annandale, held by Sir Walter Scott's family....
  8. Ramsay, Allan Allan Ramsay (1713-1784) was a Scottish painter who specialised in portrait painting. Ramsay was born on 13 October 1712, in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Allan Ramsay, poet and author of The Gentle Shepherd. From the age of twenty he studied in London under the Swedish painter Hans Hysing, and at the St. Martin's Lane Academy; leaving in 1736 for Rome and Naples. In Rome he enrolled as a day student at the French Academy and worked for three years under Francesco Solimena and Imperiali (F...
  9. Quinton, Alfred Alfred Robert Quinton (1853-1934) was an English watercolour artist, known for his paintings of British villages and landscapes, many of which were published as postcards. Quinton was born in Peckham, London, on 28th October 1853, the youngest of seven children of Elizabeth née Cullum (1818-1886) and John Allen Quinton (1817-1906), a printer, author and journalist. On leaving school, Alfred studied painting at the Heatherley School of Fine Art following which he worked as a steel engraver, bu...
  10. Raffaëlli, Jean-François Jean-François Raffaëlli (1850-1924) was a French realist painter, sculptor, and printmaker who exhibited with the Impressionists. He was also active as an actor and writer. Born in Paris, he was of Tuscan descent through his paternal grandparents. He showed an interest in music and theatre before becoming a painter in 1870. One of his landscape paintings was accepted for exhibition at the Salon in that same year. In October 1871 he began three months of study under Jean-Léon Gérôme at the Éco...
  11. Privat-Livemont, Henri Privat Antoine Théodore Livemont (1861-1936) was a Belgian Symbolist painter and Art Nouveau decorator who sometimes worked under the name T. Privat-Livemont. Livemont was born in Schaerbeek, Brussels, on 9 October 1861, to Henri Livemont and Marie Catherine Richard. From the age of 13 he studied drawing at the academy of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode under Louis Hendrickx. He graduated at the top of his class in 1883 and was awarded a government bursary to spend time in Paris, where he remained 1883...
  12. Rackham, Arthur Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was an influential English illustrator known for his distinctive style and contributions to the world of fantasy and children's literature. Born in 1867 in London, Rackham's artistic talents were evident from an early age. He studied at the Lambeth School of Art and began working as a freelance illustrator, gaining recognition for his imaginative and detailed artwork. Rackham's work is characterised by intricate line work and a unique approach to colour....
  13. Raleigh, Charles Charles Sidney Raleigh (1831-1925) was a British maritime painter who started his life surrounded by the sea and ships. Born in Gloucester, England in 1831, Raleigh left home at the age of ten to become a sailor and sea merchant. After thirty years of living at sea, he returned to marry in 1870 and settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts where he became a house painter and decorator to supplement his art. He relocated in 1881 to Bourne, Massachusetts to continue with his domestic decorating but...
  14. Rankin, Herbert A. Herbert Alfred Rankin (1864-1926) was born in Braintree, Essex, UK in 1864 to John James Rankin, a brushmaker and Annie Maria Rankin. He trained to be a teacher as soon as he left school. He married Sophia in 1893. Rankin had various teaching roles including at a London boarding school. He wrote and illustrated several books for Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Publishers including Simple Lessons in Colour, Pastel Work (or Colour with Crayons), Pencil Drawing and Simple Pictorial Illustration, wit...
  15. Robinson, Theodore Theodore Robinson (1852-1896) was an American painter best known for his Impressionist landscapes. He was one of the first American artists to take up Impressionism in the late 1880s, visiting Giverny and developing a close friendship with Claude Monet. Several of his works are considered masterpieces of American Impressionism. Robinson was born in Irasburg, Vermont. His family moved to Evansville, Wisconsin, and Robinson briefly studied art in Chicago. In 1874 he journeyed to New York City t...
  16. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) was a pivotal figure in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of English painters, poets and critics that sought to challenge the conventions of art and literature during the Victorian era. Rossetti, the son of Italian expatriates, had a deep appreciation for his heritage, which influenced both his art and poetry. Initially studying at the Royal Academy and later at the King's College School, Rossetti's early career was marked by a fusion of artist...