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1847 London, England - 1877 London, England. Known for: Genre-Indian, reporter illustrator.
Born into a London family of engravers and artists, Valentine Bromley was elected an associate of the Royal Institute of Painters and a member of the Society of British Artists. His talents attracted... Read full biography
Born into a London family of engravers and artists, Valentine Bromley was elected an associate of the Royal Institute of Painters and a member of the Society of British Artists. His talents attracted the attention of the Earl of Dunraven, who described his adventures to Bromley of Dunraven's... Read full biography
Born into a London family of engravers and artists, Valentine Bromley was elected an associate of the Royal Institute of Painters and a member of the Society of British Artists. His talents attracted the attention of the Earl of Dunraven, who described his adventures to Bromley of Dunraven's explorations to Quebec, Colorado, Montana Territory and Yellowstone Park. Bromley did many paintings of the Crow Indians and illustrated Dunraven's book called "The Great Divide" from Dunraven's... Read full biography
Born into a London family of engravers and artists, Valentine Bromley was elected an associate of the Royal Institute of Painters and a member of the Society of British Artists. His talents attracted the attention of the Earl of Dunraven, who described his adventures to Bromley of Dunraven's explorations to Quebec, Colorado, Montana Territory and Yellowstone Park. Bromley did many paintings of the Crow Indians and illustrated Dunraven's book called "The Great Divide" from Dunraven's descriptions of adventures on an 1874 trip to Yellowstone. In the book, Dunraven never mentioned whether or not the artist was actually on site. The book sold widely in England and served the purpose of a tour guide for many Yellowstone visitors. Bromley was... Read full biography
Born into a London family of engravers and artists, Valentine Bromley was elected an associate of the Royal Institute of Painters and a member of the Society of British Artists. His talents attracted the attention of the Earl of Dunraven, who described his adventures to Bromley of Dunraven's explorations to Quebec, Colorado, Montana Territory and Yellowstone Park. Bromley did many paintings of the Crow Indians and illustrated Dunraven's book called "The Great Divide" from Dunraven's descriptions of adventures on an 1874 trip to Yellowstone. In the book, Dunraven never mentioned whether or not the artist was actually on site. The book sold widely in England and served the purpose of a tour guide for many Yellowstone visitors. Bromley was headed for membership in England's Royal Academy when he died at age twenty-six of smallpox. At the time, his Indian paintings were on exhibit in... Read full biography
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Keywords (24)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Europe
- •Missouri River Valley Before 1900
- •Yellowstone National Park
Chronology
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Anschutz Collection
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty