Category Archives: Victorian painters

“Moonlights” by John Atkinson Grimshaw

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

Today I am featuring some works by the English Victorian painter John Atkinson Grimshaw, who was born in Leeds in 1836.  His father, David, at various times during his life, served as a policeman, worked for Pickfords and then as … Continue reading →

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Travelling Companions by Augustus Egg

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

Today I am once again featuring a Victorian painter.  His name is August Leopold Egg and he was born in London in 1816.  He was the third son of Joseph and Ann Egg.  His Swiss-born father, like his family before … Continue reading →

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Hard Times by Sir Hubert von Herkomer

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

My featured artist today is the German painter Hubert von Herkomer.  He was born in 1849 in Waal, a small town in southern Bavaria.  He was an only child.  His father Lorenz was a talented wood carver and his mother … Continue reading →

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