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c. 1799 - 1873. Known for: Horse painting, hunting scenes.
George Henry Laporte (c. 1799, London (?) - 23 October 1873, London) was an English animal painter. He specialized in horses, mostly of the Arabian variety. His works depict scenes from hunting,... Read full biography
George Henry Laporte (c. 1799, London (?) - 23 October 1873, London) was an English animal painter. He specialized in horses, mostly of the Arabian variety. His works depict scenes from hunting, racing and other sporting events, as well as animal still-lifes. His birthplace is generally given as... Read full biography
George Henry Laporte (c. 1799, London (?) - 23 October 1873, London) was an English animal painter. He specialized in horses, mostly of the Arabian variety. His works depict scenes from hunting, racing and other sporting events, as well as animal still-lifes. His birthplace is generally given as Hanover. This likely involves some confusion resulting from his employment with the King of Hanover, who was a member of the British Royal family, as there appears to be no evidence that his parents... Read full biography
George Henry Laporte (c. 1799, London (?) - 23 October 1873, London) was an English animal painter. He specialized in horses, mostly of the Arabian variety. His works depict scenes from hunting, racing and other sporting events, as well as animal still-lifes. His birthplace is generally given as Hanover. This likely involves some confusion resulting from his employment with the King of Hanover, who was a member of the British Royal family, as there appears to be no evidence that his parents were ever there or that he was adopted. His father was John Laporte, a noted watercolorist and etcher of Huguenot descent, who was also his teacher. His first exhibit came in 1818 at the British Institution. Later, he was one of the founding members of... Read full biography
George Henry Laporte (c. 1799, London (?) - 23 October 1873, London) was an English animal painter. He specialized in horses, mostly of the Arabian variety. His works depict scenes from hunting, racing and other sporting events, as well as animal still-lifes. His birthplace is generally given as Hanover. This likely involves some confusion resulting from his employment with the King of Hanover, who was a member of the British Royal family, as there appears to be no evidence that his parents were ever there or that he was adopted. His father was John Laporte, a noted watercolorist and etcher of Huguenot descent, who was also his teacher. His first exhibit came in 1818 at the British Institution. Later, he was one of the founding members of the Royal Society of British Artists and was a regular contributor to their exhibitions at the Suffolk Street Gallery.He al... Read full biography
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