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1861 London, England - 1940 Wallingford, England. Known for: Female portrait, figure, and allegorical painting, book illustration.
William Henry Margetson (London, December 1861 – Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 2 January 1940) was an English painter and illustrator, mainly known for his aesthetic portraits of women. He studied at... Read full biography
William Henry Margetson (London, December 1861 – Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 2 January 1940) was an English painter and illustrator, mainly known for his aesthetic portraits of women. He studied at Dulwich College, and later at the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts. In 1885 he first... Read full biography
William Henry Margetson (London, December 1861 – Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 2 January 1940) was an English painter and illustrator, mainly known for his aesthetic portraits of women. He studied at Dulwich College, and later at the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts. In 1885 he first exhibited at the Royal Academy, and later also at the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Grosvenor Gallery. Margetson painted in oils and watercolours. He... Read full biography
William Henry Margetson (London, December 1861 – Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 2 January 1940) was an English painter and illustrator, mainly known for his aesthetic portraits of women. He studied at Dulwich College, and later at the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts. In 1885 he first exhibited at the Royal Academy, and later also at the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Grosvenor Gallery. Margetson painted in oils and watercolours. He made his name with portraits of beautiful women, often with modern hairstyles and hats. He also created religious and allegorical artworks. To begin with he worked in an academic, Victorian style. Later he would use a looser brushstyle inspired by the... Read full biography
William Henry Margetson (London, December 1861 – Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 2 January 1940) was an English painter and illustrator, mainly known for his aesthetic portraits of women. He studied at Dulwich College, and later at the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts. In 1885 he first exhibited at the Royal Academy, and later also at the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Grosvenor Gallery. Margetson painted in oils and watercolours. He made his name with portraits of beautiful women, often with modern hairstyles and hats. He also created religious and allegorical artworks. To begin with he worked in an academic, Victorian style. Later he would use a looser brushstyle inspired by the post-impressionists and the pre-raphaelites, and in particular Lawrence Alma-Tadema. His most successful work was the classically... Read full biography
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William Henry Margetson (London, December 1861 – Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 2 January 1940) was an English painter and illustrator, mainly known for his aesthetic portraits of women.
He studied at Dulwich College, and later at the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy of Arts. In 1885 he first exhibited at the Royal Academy, and later also at the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Grosvenor Gallery.
Margetson painted in oils and watercolours. He made his name with portraits of beautiful women, often with modern hairstyles and hats. He also created religious and allegorical artworks. To begin with he worked in an academic, Victorian style. Later he would use a looser brushstyle ins...But wait, there's more...
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