The demand for pleasant genre scenes and images of bygone days were in great demand during the height of the Victorian era and many artists looked to fill the need; one of these artists was George... Read full biography
The demand for pleasant genre scenes and images of bygone days were in great demand during the height of the Victorian era and many artists looked to fill the need; one of these artists was George Sheridan Knowles. Not much is known about his early life, but it is believed that he spent his youth... Read full biography
The demand for pleasant genre scenes and images of bygone days were in great demand during the height of the Victorian era and many artists looked to fill the need; one of these artists was George Sheridan Knowles. Not much is known about his early life, but it is believed that he spent his youth in the Manchester area and most likely received his formal training there. Knowles exhibited his earliest works in Manchester in 1883 and was residing at 117 Moss Lane, West, Manchester. It is likely... Read full biography
The demand for pleasant genre scenes and images of bygone days were in great demand during the height of the Victorian era and many artists looked to fill the need; one of these artists was George Sheridan Knowles. Not much is known about his early life, but it is believed that he spent his youth in the Manchester area and most likely received his formal training there. Knowles exhibited his earliest works in Manchester in 1883 and was residing at 117 Moss Lane, West, Manchester. It is likely that Frederick J. Knowles (a British landscape and figurative painter) was his brother and Juliet Knowles (a Victorian still life artist) was his sister since they also gave the same address in Manchester when they began to exhibit their works in the... Read full biography
The demand for pleasant genre scenes and images of bygone days were in great demand during the height of the Victorian era and many artists looked to fill the need; one of these artists was George Sheridan Knowles. Not much is known about his early life, but it is believed that he spent his youth in the Manchester area and most likely received his formal training there. Knowles exhibited his earliest works in Manchester in 1883 and was residing at 117 Moss Lane, West, Manchester. It is likely that Frederick J. Knowles (a British landscape and figurative painter) was his brother and Juliet Knowles (a Victorian still life artist) was his sister since they also gave the same address in Manchester when they began to exhibit their works in the 1880's. Knowles was an Academic artist and like many of his contemporaries, he combined his for... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (3)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index