Henry John Sylvester Stannard - Artist Info

About Henry John Sylvester Stannard

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Sylvester Stannard
  • Biography

    Henry John Sylvester Stannard was the Grandson of John (1794-1882) and son of Henry Stannard (1844), both well-known Bedfordshire artists. He was educated at Bedford Modern School and the National Art Training School, South Kensington. He quickly went on to achieve a reputation for painting scenes of Bedfordshire. Before his marriage, Stannard resided at Harpur Place, Bedford but in 1894 he moved to Flitwick.

    In 1896 he was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists. As well as his reputation as an accomplished artist at this time, Stannard also became well known as a lecturer, teacher and judge of art exhibitions.

    His international career began after he received interest and patrona...

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