Frank William Warwick (Francis) Topham Jr - Artist Info

About Frank William Warwick (Francis) Topham Jr

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Frank William Warwick
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    Francis William Warwick Topham was born in London in 1838. He began studying art at an early age with his father, Francis W. Topham (1808-1877), one of England’s outstanding watercolor artists of the nineteenth century. He then studied at the Royal Academy Schools and at the Atelier Gleyre in Paris. He lived and painted in both Italy and France.

    Topham enjoyed working with his father, and both men traveled to Ireland in 1860 to paint. They both visited Italy in 1863, particularly Rome and Capri. This was the first of several visits to Italy for the younger Topham. In 1865 he visited Ravenna with Egron Sellif Lungren (1815-1875) and Frank Dillon (1823-1909). Both Lundgren and Dillon were Orientalist* painters, fascinated with No...

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