Solomon Joseph Solomon was born in London September 16,1860. Solomon received extensive training as an artist, studying, sequentially, at Heatherley School of Fine Art, the Royal Academy Schools, the Munich Academy, and École des Beaux-Arts under Alexandre Cabanel Solomon also studied separately under Rev. S. Singer.

He painted mainly portraits, for example, Mrs Patrick Campbell as 'Paula Tanqueray' (1894; The Arts Club, London), which made his name as a portraitist. However, he also painted mythological and biblical scenes, which were often large and theatrical. He had a number of important patrons among rich Jewish entrepreneurs, such as Alfred Mond, who commissioned Mrs. Alfred Mond and her Children (1908; Private Collection...