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1880 - 1907. Known for: Portrait, figure, interior, genre and landscape paintings.
Rowland Holyoake. Rowland Holyoake (probably born between 1855 and 1860), was the son of William Holyoake (1834-1894), a genre painter from Birmingham (UK) and frequent exhibitor at the Royal Society... Read full biography
Rowland Holyoake. Rowland Holyoake (probably born between 1855 and 1860), was the son of William Holyoake (1834-1894), a genre painter from Birmingham (UK) and frequent exhibitor at the Royal Society of British Artists. Under Whistler as president, William Holyoake served briefly as vice-president... Read full biography
Rowland Holyoake. Rowland Holyoake (probably born between 1855 and 1860), was the son of William Holyoake (1834-1894), a genre painter from Birmingham (UK) and frequent exhibitor at the Royal Society of British Artists. Under Whistler as president, William Holyoake served briefly as vice-president of the Royal Society of British Artists and William was named Curator of one of the Academy schools. The National Gallery in Glasgow has William Holyoake's Front Row of the Opera and another of his... Read full biography
Rowland Holyoake. Rowland Holyoake (probably born between 1855 and 1860), was the son of William Holyoake (1834-1894), a genre painter from Birmingham (UK) and frequent exhibitor at the Royal Society of British Artists. Under Whistler as president, William Holyoake served briefly as vice-president of the Royal Society of British Artists and William was named Curator of one of the Academy schools. The National Gallery in Glasgow has William Holyoake's Front Row of the Opera and another of his paintings, The Sanctuary hangs in the Chapels of Westminster Abbey. Rowland continued in the Victorian genre tradition of his father but he also painted landscapes, portraits and interiors. He began exhibiting at the R.S.B.A. in 1880 with A Bit of the... Read full biography
Rowland Holyoake. Rowland Holyoake (probably born between 1855 and 1860), was the son of William Holyoake (1834-1894), a genre painter from Birmingham (UK) and frequent exhibitor at the Royal Society of British Artists. Under Whistler as president, William Holyoake served briefly as vice-president of the Royal Society of British Artists and William was named Curator of one of the Academy schools. The National Gallery in Glasgow has William Holyoake's Front Row of the Opera and another of his paintings, The Sanctuary hangs in the Chapels of Westminster Abbey. Rowland continued in the Victorian genre tradition of his father but he also painted landscapes, portraits and interiors. He began exhibiting at the R.S.B.A. in 1880 with A Bit of the Dessert and Fruit, obviously two still-lifes. His genre pictures appeared there by 1883: The Greek Girl, Knitting, and... Read full biography
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Rowland Holyoake (probably born between 1855 and 1860), was the son of William Holyoake (1834-1894), a genre painter from Birmingham (UK) and frequent exhibitor at the Royal Society of British Artists. Under Whistler as president, William Holyoake served briefly as vice-president of the Royal Society of British Artists and William was named Curator of one of the Academy schools. The National Gallery in Glasgow has William Holyoake's Front Row of the Opera and another of his paintings, The Sanctuary hangs in the Chapels of Westminster Abbey. Rowland continued in the Victorian genre tradition of his father but he also painted landscapes, portraits and interiors. He began exhibiting at the R.S.B.A. in 1880...But wait, there's more...
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