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Foster, Myles Birket

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Foster, Myles Birket (b Tynemouth, Northumberland [now Tyne and Wear], 4 Feb. 1825; d Weybridge, Surrey, 27 Mar. 1899). English painter and illustrator. He was trained as a wood engraver and early in his career designed many book illustrations. After c.1858, however, he devoted himself primarily to watercolour painting of rustic subjects in a sweetly sentimental style that has made him a favourite artist for manufacturers of greetings cards.

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Foster, Myles Birket

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists | 2003 | | Copyright

Foster, Myles Birket (1825–99). English painter and illustrator. He was trained as a wood engraver and early in his career designed many book illustrations. After c.1858, however, he devoted himself primarily to watercolour painting of rustic subjects in a sweetly sentimental style that has made him a favourite artist for manufacturers of greetings cards.

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