Sir William Blake Richmond ( Eng. William Blake Richmond ) (November 29, 1842, London - February 11, 1921, London ) - English painter, author of the mosaic decorations of the dome and apse of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Professor of Fine Arts at Oxford University in 1879–1883.
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Self-portrait at the age of 21 | |
Date of Birth | November 29, 1842 |
Place of Birth | London |
Date of death | February 11, 1921 (78 years) |
Place of death | London |
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Genre | portraits, allegorical and mythological scenes |
Style | academicism |
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Biography
Born in 1842 in London, from the dynasty of artists. His father, John Richmond (1809-1896) - an outstanding portrait painter, was a member of the Arundel Society . Grandfather, Thomas Richmond (1771–1837) - master of portrait miniatures.
At the age of fourteen, William Blake began studying at the School of the Royal Academy of Arts , which lasted three years. In 1859, he visited Italy, where he studied the works of old masters , which influenced his own style. The first academic work - a portrait group - was written by William Blake in 1861 and was successful. Over the next three years he painted several pictures in the same direction.
In 1864, William Blake survived the death of his first wife. The following year, he visited Italy again and stayed there for four years, living in Rome. During this period, he became acquainted with Frederick Leighton and landscape painter Giovanni Costa , whose work he admired. Richmond returned to England in 1869.
In 1879, he took the place of honorary professor of fine arts at Oxford, becoming the successor of John Ruskin . He painted large-scale canvases on traditional for academic academy mythological and historical plots. 1880s - 90s brought the highest professional recognition to Richmond. In 1888, he was elected a corresponding member of the Royal Academy, in 1895 - an academician, a year later he received a doctorate in civil law ( DCL ), and in 1897 he was knighted . In the period from 1899 to 1901 - President of the Royal Society of Artists of Birmingham .
Being a successful portrait painter, William Richmond was interested in the allegorical direction, which led him to the creation of stained glass windows and mosaics . He was elected to the Guild of Artists (Eng. The Art Workers' Guild ) in 1884 and became its master in 1891. In the field of decorative art, the most famous works of Richmond were the stained glass and mosaic decorations of St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
He died in 1921 in London. Sons - the admiral and military historian Herbert Richmond (1871–1946) and architect Ernest Richmond (1874–1955).
Links
- Paintings by William Rimchond
- William Blake Richmond - Britannica