Alfred James Daplyn - Artist Info

About Alfred James Daplyn

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    Alfred James Daplyn (1844-1926), artist, was born in London. He studied at the Slade School* in London, the National Academy in New York, under Leon Gérôme at L'Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts* in Paris and in Rome.

    He also studied under Carolus-Duran and Corot, and sought inspiration at artist colonies in Pont-Aven and Barbizon in France; some of his work was exhibited at the Old Salon, London. He migrated to Melbourne in 1881 and next year exhibited his 'Showery Weather' and 'The Boat-Builder' at the Victorian Academy of Arts; according to the Argus, 25 March 1882, he 'painted in the low tones after the French method, and in the style of the “impressionists”', possibly the first use of the word in an Aus...

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