Aggas, Robert (c. 1620–c. 1682), landscape and scene painter, was the son of Samuel Agas of St Andrew's parish, Holborn. The family was originally from Stoke by Nayland in Suffolk. Samuel Agas was the son of Edward Aggas, a bookseller and printer, and relative of ...
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Aggas, Robert (c. 1620–c. 1682), landscape and scene painter
W. C. Monkhouse
revised by Arianne Burnette
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Beverly, William Roxby (1810?–1889), scene-painter
W. J. Lawrence
revised by C. D. Watkinson
Beverly, William Roxby (1810
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Capon, William (1757–1827), scene-painter, architectural draughtsman, and architect
Richard Riddell
Capon, William (1757–1827), scene-painter, architectural draughtsman, and architect, was born in Norwich on 6 October 1757, the son of Christopher Capon, portrait painter, and his wife, Anne, and was baptized at St Stephen's Church, Norwich, on 19 February 1758. At first he studied under his father but, preferring architecture, he moved to ...
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Carver, Robert (d. 1791), landscape and scene-painter
L. H. Cust
revised by Deborah Graham-Vernon
Carver, Robert (d. 1791), landscape and scene-painter, was born in Dublin, the son of Richard Carver (d. 1754), a history and landscape painter of some merit. Robert Carver studied under his father and also under Robert West at the Dublin Society Schools...
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Craven, Hawes (1837–1910)
Maker: Henry van der Weyde
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Hawes Craven (1837–1910) by Henry van der Weyde, c. 1890 V&A Images, The Victoria and Albert Museum
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Craven, Hawes (1837–1910), scene painter
[Anon.]
revised by Raymond Ingram
Craven, Hawes (1837–1910), scene painter, was born Henry Hawes Craven Green on 3 July 1837 at Kirkgate, Leeds. His parents, James Green (d. 1881), a comedian, and Eliza Craven Green (1803–1866), an actress and, later, a poet, were performers on the York...
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Dall, Nicholas Thomas (d. 1776), decorative artist and scene-painter
Deborah Graham-Vernon
Dall, Nicholas Thomas (d. 1776), decorative artist and scene-painter, was of Scandinavian origin. Nothing is known of his parentage or early life; however, he probably studied in Bologna in the 1740s under one of the masters of architectural capriccios for which the city was renowned. While there he may have received the commission from ...
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Devoto, John (fl. 1708–1752), painter and scene designer
Christopher Baugh
Devoto, John (fl. 1708–1752), painter and scene designer, was referred to as being French during his lifetime, but his parents were probably Italian and the name has Genoese connections. It is circumstantially probable that he was related to the John Devoto who made properties for the court masque ...
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Greenwood, Thomas (bap. 1752?, d. 1797), scene-painter
Catherine Haill
Greenwood, Thomas (bap. 1752
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Harker, Joseph Cunningham (1855–1927), scene painter and theatrical designer
B. A. Kachur
Harker, Joseph Cunningham (1855–1927), scene painter and theatrical designer, was born on 17 October 1855 in Levenshulme, Lancashire, the third of the three children of William Harker and his wife, Maria O'Connor. When Harker was three years old, his father, a well-known character actor in ...
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Hurry, Leslie George (1909–1978)
Maker: Leslie George Hurry
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Leslie George Hurry (1909–1978) self-portrait, 1944 by courtesy of the Tate Gallery, London / © reserved
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Hurry, Leslie George (1909–1978), painter and theatre designer
Raymond Ingram
Hurry, Leslie George (1909–1978), painter and theatre designer, was born on 10 February 1909 at 53 High Street, St John's Wood, London, the third and last child of Alfred George Hurry (c.1880–1951/2), funeral director, and his wife, Edith Louise Perry, née...
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Laguerre, John (c. 1700–1748)
See Laguerre, Louis
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Lambert, George (1699/1700–1765), landscape and scene painter
Elizabeth Einberg
Lambert, George (1699/1700–1765), landscape and scene painter, is of unknown parentage. His birth date is computed from Vertue's note on him in September 1722 as 'a young hopefull Painter in Landskape aged 22 much in imitation of Wotton. Manner of Gasper Pousin...
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Lambert, George (1699/1700–1765)
Maker: John Faber junior
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George Lambert (1699/17001700–1765) by John Faber junior, 1727 (after John Vanderbank) © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Lancaster, Sir Osbert (1908–1986), cartoonist and designer
Bevis Hillier
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Lancaster, Sir Osbert (1908–1986), cartoonist and designer, was born in London on 4 August 1908, the only child of Robert Lancaster (d. 1916) and his wife, Clare Bracebridge Manger. His grandfather, Sir William Lancaster, became secretary of the Prudential Assurance Company and his father had a job in the ...
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Lancaster, Sir Osbert (1908–1986)
Maker: Georges Maiteny
Sir Osbert Lancaster (1908–1986) by Georges Maiteny © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Loutherbourg, Philippe Jacques [Philip James] de (1740–1812), landscape painter and scene designer
Christopher Baugh
Loutherbourg, Philippe Jacques [Philip James] de (1740–1812), landscape painter and scene designer, was born on 31 October 1740 according to the baptismal register of the Neue Kirche in Strasbourg, Alsace. However, his monument in the cemetery of St Nicholas in Chiswick, London, notes his birth as taking place on 1 November in ...
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Marshall, Charles (1806–1890), scene-painter
L. H. Cust
revised by Ralph Hyde
Marshall, Charles (1806–1890), scene-painter, was born on 31 December 1806 at 1 Cumberland Street, St Pancras, London, and baptized in St Pancras on 24 May 1807, the son of Nathan Marshall, butcher (d. 1848), and his wife, Mary, née Randall (d...
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McGuinness, Norah Allison (1901–1980), painter and theatre designer
Judith Collins
McGuinness, Norah Allison (1901–1980), painter and theatre designer, was born on 7 November 1901 at Lawrence Street, Londonderry, the daughter of Joseph Allison McGuinness, a coal merchant and shipowner, and his wife, Jessie, née McCleery. She studied graphic design and painting at the ...
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