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Bradley, Cuthbert Cuthbert Edward Bradley (1861-1941) was an English painter, sporting writer and magazine illustrator. Bradley was the eldest son of The Reverend Edward Bradley (1827-1889), who wrote under the pen name 'Cuthbert Bede'. He graduated from King's College London, where he studied architecture. He worked as a sporting journalist for 'The Field' and as a magazine illustrator for 'Vanity Fair'. He also wrote books about fox-hunting including 'The Foxhound of the Twent...

Boyce, George Price George Price Boyce (1826-1897) originally trained as an architect but after a life-changing meeting with landscapist David Cox, he gave up architecture and took up painting. He initially took lessons with David Cox and was introduced to Thomas Seddon, and it was through him that he came into contact with the Pre-Raphaelite circle. In 1849 he met Rossetti for the first time and the two remained close friends for over thirty years. Boyce mainly did landscapes in a highly distinctive style but i...

Browne, Gordon Gordon Frederick Browne (1858-1932) was an English artist and a prolific illustrator of children's books in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He was a meticulous craftsman and went to a great deal of effort to ensure that his illustrations were accurate. He illustrated six or seven books a year in addition to a huge volume of magazine illustration. He was born in Banstead, the younger son of notable book illustrator Hablot Knight Browne (who as "Phiz" illustrated books...

Bruegel the Elder, Pieter Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569) was a highly influential Flemish painter and printmaker, known for his detailed landscapes and depictions of peasant life. Born in Breda, in the Duchy of Brabant (now The Netherlands), Bruegel is often celebrated for his masterful ability to capture the daily life and customs of his time. Bruegel trained under the painter Pieter Coecke van Aelst and later joined the Antwerp Painter's Guild. His early works include detailed drawings and engravings, sho...

Bronzino Agnolo di Cosimo (1503-1572), more commonly known as Bronzino, was an Italian Mannerist painter from Florence. His nickname may refer to his dark skin or reddish hair. Spending his entire life in Florence, Bronzino became the court painter for Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, starting in his late 30s. Although primarily a portraitist, he also created religious and allegorical works, such as his famous piece "Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time," painted around 1544-1545. Many...

Brown, Ford Madox Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893) was a prominent English painter during the 19th century, known for his association with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and for his vivid depictions of historical and literary themes. Born on 16th April 1821 in Calais, France, Brown was the son of an English father and a French mother. His family later moved to England, where he pursued his artistic career, eventually studying at the Manchester School of Art and the Royal Academy in London. Brown's works are ch...

Brooke, L. Leslie Leonard Leslie Brooke (1862-1940) was a renowned English illustrator and painter, notable for his captivating depictions of animals and enchanting wildlife scenes. Born in Manchester, Brooke demonstrated artistic talent from a young age, eventually studying at the Manchester School of Art. His early exposure to the natural world had a profound influence on his work, shaping his distinctive style. Brooke gained prominence for his illustrations in children’s literature, most notably for the Edw...

Broinowski, Gracius Gracius Joseph Broinowski (1837-1913) was a Polish Australian artist and ornithologist known for his detailed illustrations of Australian birds and mammals. Born in 1837 in Walichnowy, Poland, Broinowski was the son of a landowner and military officer. He studied languages, classics and art at Munich University before embarking on a journey to Australia in around 1857. Upon arriving in Australia, Broinowski initially worked various jobs, including working for a publisher in Melbourne and sell...

Brinsley Le Fanu, George Brinsley Le Fanu (1854-1929) was born George Brinsley Le Fanu, the youngest son of Sheridan Le Fanu, on 1st August 1854 in Dublin. We don't know anything about his formal education, but he worked a lot, illustrating such classics as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, The Lady of Shalott and the Voyage of Maeldune by Sir Alfred Tennyson, Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Story of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Uncle ...

Briggs, Ernest Ernest Briggs (1866-1913) was born in Broughty Ferry, the youngest of five children of Henry Currer Briggs and Catherine Shepherd. The Briggs family were colliery owners in Yorkshire, but Ernest’s father also became involved in the jute industry in Dundee, where, in the 1860s, he was a partner in the firm of Thomson Shepherd and Co. Owing to poor health, Ernest was unable to join his brothers in the coal industry but the family’s wealth allowed him to pursue his interest in art. Author and il...

Caldecott, Randolph Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. Caldecott greatly influenced the illustration of children's books during the nineteenth century. Two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, were published every Christmas for eight years. Caldecott also illustrated novels and accounts of foreign travel, made humorous drawings depicting hunting and fashionable life, drew cartoons and he made sketches of the Houses of Parliament inside and ou...

Caillebotte, Gustave Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) was a French painter who was a member and patron of the Impressionists, although he painted in a more realistic manner than many others in the group. Caillebotte was known for his early interest in photography as an art form. Gustave Caillebotte was born on 19 August 1848 to an upper-class Parisian family living in the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis. His father, Martial Caillebotte (1799–1874), was the inheritor of the family's military textile business and wa...

Byam Shaw, John John Byam Liston Shaw (1872-1919), commonly known as Byam Shaw, was a British painter, illustrator, designer and teacher. Byam Shaw was the son of John Shaw and his wife, Sophia Alicia Byam Gunthorpe. In 1899, Byam Shaw married the artist, Evelyn Caroline Eunice Pyke-Nott, later known as Evelyn CE Shaw (1870-1959). Byam Shaw came from an Ayrshire family of lawyers and clerics. The couple had five children, including the actor and theatre director Glen Byam Shaw and the art historian James &...

Canaletto Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768), commonly known as Canaletto, was an Italian painter from Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school. A Painter of cityscapes of Venice, Rome, and London, he also painted imaginary views (referred to as capricci). In the period from 1746 to 1756, he worked in England, where he painted many views of London and other sites, including Warwick Castle and Alnwick Castle. He was highly successful in England, thanks to the British me...

Burton, William Shakespeare William Shakespeare Burton (1824-1916) was an English genre and historical painter of the Victorian era. He is now remembered mainly for The Wounded Cavalier (1855). Burton's grandfather was a printer, and his father was William Evans Burton, a comic actor and playwright who found popular success in the United States while leaving his wife and son behind in London, with little money. An only child, the younger Burton worked at copying prints as a teenager. The dramatist and critic Tom Tay...

Burne-Jones, Edward Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898) was a prominent British artist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for his enchanting and romanticised depictions of mythological and medieval subjects. Born on 28th August 1833 in Birmingham, England, Burne-Jones initially pursued a career in theology before turning to art, influenced by the works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and other Pre-Raphaelites. He became a close friend and collaborator of William Morris, leading to their joint ventures in d...