Edward Hughes ( English Edward Hughes ; September 14, 1832 - May 14, 1908 ) - British artist who specialized in portrait painting.
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Biography
Edward Hughes, the son of the artist George Hughes (George Hughes), was born on September 4, 1832 in the district of Pentonville, London . From childhood, the boy showed artistic ability in painting. In 1846, he entered the Royal Academy of Arts, and a year later he was awarded the silver medal of the Royal Society of Arts for paintings painted with pastels [4] . From 1847 to 1884, Hughes presented 36 of his paintings for review at the Royal Academy of Arts [5] .
Edward Hughes also worked as an illustrator of books, collaborated with French-British cartoonist Georges du Maurier in creating illustrations for Wilkie Collins ’s book Poor Miss Finch [6] . From 1878, he became involved in mainly portrait painting, which was highly appreciated by John Everett Millet , an English artist, one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood .
Edward Hughes was married twice, died May 14, 1908. Buried at Highgate Cemetery in London. His eldest daughter and biographer Alice Hughes became a famous portrait photographer [7] .
Creativity
Edward Hughes is known mainly for his portraits. His brush belongs to, among other things, a portrait of Queen Maria Texca , wife of George V. This picture is exhibited in the lobby of Buckingham Palace [8] .
The artist painted at least three portraits of Queen Alexandra ; portraits of Louise of Great Britain, Duchess of Fife - the eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark; Princess of the United Kingdom of Victoria ; Queen of Norway; a member of the British royal family, granddaughter of King George III - Maria Adelaide of Cambridge ; Prince of Wales (future King George V ); his brother, Prince Albert and his sister Princess Mary. Some of his paintings are currently kept in the Royal Collection.
References
- 2 1 2 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography / C. Matthew - Oxford : OUP , 2004.
- ↑ RKDartists
- ↑ https://rkd.nl/explore/artists/40347
- ↑ Page: Dictionary of National Biography, Second Supplement, volume 2.djvu / 339 - Wikisource, the free online library . en.wikisource.org . The appeal date is September 27, 2017.
- ↑ Graves, Algernon. The Royal Academy of Arts; the foundation of 1769 to 1904 . - P. 184.
- ↑ Edward Hughes (1832–1908) . victorianweb.org . The date of circulation is September 29, 2017.
- ↑ Hughes, Alice: My Father and I (1923) Pub: Thornton Butterworth
- ↑ Edward Hughes (1832-1908) - Queen Mary (1867-1953) when Victoria Mary, Duchess of York . royalcollection.org.uk . The appeal date is September 27, 2017.