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Sir Roland Penrose Sir Roland Penrose
Penrose, Sir Roland (1900–1984). British writer, collector, exhibition organizer, and artist, born in London, the son of a painter. As an artist he holds a distinguished place among British Surrealists (he produced collages and objects as well as paintings), but he is chiefly remembered for... Read more
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer , 1802-73, English animal painter. The best known of all animal painters, he is especially remembered for his sentimental, humanized paintings of dogs. He was an infant prodigy and one of the most prolific and famous artists of his period. Innumerable engravings were made of... Read more
Sir Francis Grant Sir Francis Grant
Sir Francis Grant 1803-78, Scottish portrait painter. He was self-taught in painting, for which he abandoned a career in law. He began as a painter of hunting scenes ( The Melton Hunt and The Cottesmore Hunt ) but gained success as a fashionable portrait painter. Among his sitters were Scott,... Read more
Sir Denis Mahon Sir Denis Mahon
Mahon, Sir Denis (1910– ). British art historian and collector. A private scholar with private means, he has devoted himself single-mindedly to the study of 17th-century Italian (particularly Bolognese) painting, and has not only built up a choice collection in this field, but also... Read more
Sir James Thornhill Sir James Thornhill
Sir James Thornhill 1676-1734, English decorative artist. George I made him court painter and later knighted him. He executed decorations in Hampton Court and the cupola of St. Paul's, London; the hall of Greenwich Hospital, Chatham, England; the great hall of Blenheim Palace; and various chapels... Read more
Sir William Orpen Sir William Orpen
Sir William Orpen 1878-1931, British portrait and genre painter, b. Ireland. He is best known for his scenes of Irish daily life, his paintings and sketches of life at the front in World War I, and his portraits. His paintings Myself and Venus (Carnegie Inst., Pittsburgh) and Leading the Life in... Read more
Sir William Coldstream Sir William Coldstream
Coldstream, Sir William (1908–1987). British painter, mainly of portraits, but also of landscapes, nudes, and still-lifes. He was born at Belford, Northumberland, the son of a doctor, and studied at the Slade School, 1926–9. After working in documentary films for the GPO,... Read more
Sir Luke Fildes Sir Luke Fildes
Sir Luke Fildes , 1844-1927, English genre and portrait painter, b. Liverpool. He made drawings for the Graphic and other periodicals and illustrated Dickens's Edwin Drood. As a painter he excelled in depicting the life of the London poor. Later he specialized in portraiture and painted the... Read more
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema , 1836-1912, English painter, b. Friesland. He studied in Belgium, where he lived until 1869. In that year he went to England; there he became a citizen and enjoyed a long popularity and many honors. He is best known for his scholarly and meticulous paintings of scenes from... Read more
Sir Frank Dicksee Sir Frank Dicksee
Dicksee, Sir Frank (b London, 27 Nov. 1853; d London, 17 Oct. 1928). British painter, the best-known member of a family of artists. He specialized in romantic historical scenes (often from his own imagination rather than based on a particular event or literary source) and—in the later part... Read more

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