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John Seymour Lucas BIOGRAPHY
1849 London England - 1923. Known for: Portrait, genre, historical costume.
John Seymour Lucas, British (1849-1923). John Seymour Lucas was born in London in 1849, the nephew of a portrait painter to the Court. With the encouragement of an uncle, the boy was first... Read full biography
John Seymour Lucas, British (1849-1923). John Seymour Lucas was born in London in 1849, the nephew of a portrait painter to the Court. With the encouragement of an uncle, the boy was first apprenticed to a wood carver and then to a sculptor. At sixteen, Lucas began a course of study with his... Read full biography
John Seymour Lucas, British (1849-1923). John Seymour Lucas was born in London in 1849, the nephew of a portrait painter to the Court. With the encouragement of an uncle, the boy was first apprenticed to a wood carver and then to a sculptor. At sixteen, Lucas began a course of study with his cousin, John Templeton Lucas, a noted genre painter. Five years later he entered the St. Martin's Lane Art School and eventually the Royal Academy, where he began exhibiting in 1872. Lucas was influenced by... Read full biography
John Seymour Lucas, British (1849-1923). John Seymour Lucas was born in London in 1849, the nephew of a portrait painter to the Court. With the encouragement of an uncle, the boy was first apprenticed to a wood carver and then to a sculptor. At sixteen, Lucas began a course of study with his cousin, John Templeton Lucas, a noted genre painter. Five years later he entered the St. Martin's Lane Art School and eventually the Royal Academy, where he began exhibiting in 1872. Lucas was influenced by Sir Walter Scott, the writer and by Ernest Meissonier, an artist who specialized in cavaliers as subjects. Lucas also made trips to Amsterdam and Madrid where he came under the spell of Velasquez. By the mid-1870's, the artists small genre works had... Read full biography
John Seymour Lucas, British (1849-1923). John Seymour Lucas was born in London in 1849, the nephew of a portrait painter to the Court. With the encouragement of an uncle, the boy was first apprenticed to a wood carver and then to a sculptor. At sixteen, Lucas began a course of study with his cousin, John Templeton Lucas, a noted genre painter. Five years later he entered the St. Martin's Lane Art School and eventually the Royal Academy, where he began exhibiting in 1872. Lucas was influenced by Sir Walter Scott, the writer and by Ernest Meissonier, an artist who specialized in cavaliers as subjects. Lucas also made trips to Amsterdam and Madrid where he came under the spell of Velasquez. By the mid-1870's, the artists small genre works had given way to 17th and 18th century masculine 'costume' pictures of historical significance. Th... Read full biography
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John Seymour Lucas, British (1849-1923)
John Seymour Lucas was born in London in 1849, the nephew of a portrait painter to the Court. With the encouragement of an uncle, the boy was first apprenticed to a wood carver and then to a sculptor. At sixteen, Lucas began a course of study with his cousin, John Templeton Lucas, a noted genre painter. Five years later he entered the St. Martin's Lane Art School and eventually the Royal Academy, where he began exhibiting in 1872.
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