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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Burford, Robert (1791–1861), panorama painter and proprietor
Ralph Hyde
Burford, Robert (1791–1861), panorama painter and proprietor, was the son of John Burford, a panorama proprietor. Both Robert Burford and his father worked for Robert Barker (1739–1806), the inventor of the panorama, and then, after his death, for his son Henry Aston Barker (1774–1856)...
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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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Cattaneo, Ambrogio Antonio [Tony] (1927–2003), animator
Anne Pimlott Baker
Cattaneo, Ambrogio Antonio [Tony] (1927–2003), animator, was born on 15 February 1927 at 53 Hamilton Road, West Norwood, London, the son of Dante Cattaneo, a chef at the Savoy Hotel, originally from Gravedona, near Como, Italy, then living at 41 Burton Street, Euston Road, London...
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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
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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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Ellenshaw, Peter (1913–2007), special effects artist and landscape painter
Brian Sibley
Ellenshaw, Peter (1913–2007), special effects artist and landscape painter, was born William Samuel Cook Ellenshaw at 76 Chatham Road, Battersea, London, on 24 May 1913, the son of Adeline Eyles. His mother was named on his birth certificate as Alice Ellenshaw, formerly Eyles...
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Gifford, Denis (1927–2000), cartoonist and film historian
Mary Cadogan
Gifford, Denis (1927–2000), cartoonist and film historian, was born on 26 December 1927 at 1 Bampton Road, Forest Hill, London, the son of William Thomas Benjamin Gifford, a lithographic printer, and his wife, Amelia Emma Rachel, née Hutchings. From his early pre-school years he showed his talent for drawing, and he claimed that from the age of three he had begun to collect and cherish comics. He was educated in ...
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Godfrey, Roland Frederick (1921–2013)
Maker: Jack Lowe
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Roland Frederick Godfrey (1921–2013) by Jack Lowe, c.2004 © Jack Lowe / The Bob Godfrey Collection
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Godfrey, Roland Frederick [Bob] (1921–2013), animator, director, and film-maker
Paul Wells
Godfrey, Roland Frederick [Bob] (1921–2013), animator, director, and film-maker, was born on 27 May 1921 in Horse Shoe Bend, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, the son of Roland Charles Godfrey, a Banbury operator employed in the making of chemical blends for motor vehicle tyres. Known throughout his life as ...
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Greenwood, Thomas (bap. 1752?, d. 1797), scene-painter
Catherine Haill
Greenwood, Thomas (bap. 1752
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Hamermesh, Mira (1923–2012), painter and documentary film-maker
David Herman
Hamermesh, Mira (1923–2012), painter and documentary film-maker, was born Mirjam Hamermesz in Łódź, Poland, on 15 July 1923, the third and youngest child of Josef Meir Hamermesz, manufacturer, and his wife, Fajga, née Lerer. Her brother, Mordechai, was born in 1918, and her sister, ...
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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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Hoffnung, Gerard (1925–1959)
Maker: Peter Keen
Gerard Hoffnung (1925–1959) by Peter Keen, late 1950s © Peter Keen; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
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Hoffnung, Gerard [formerly Gerhardt] (1925–1959), cartoonist and musical humorist
Richard Ingrams
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Hoffnung, Gerard [formerly Gerhardt] (1925–1959), cartoonist and musical humorist, was born in Grünewald, Berlin, on 22 March 1925, the only child of German-Jewish parents, Ludwig Hoffnung, a wealthy grain merchant, and his wife, Hilde, a widow, whose first husband, Schnabel, was killed in the First World War. His mother was a keen amateur musician and artist who encouraged his artistic talents. From his earliest years he was interested in the macabre—fairy tales, practical jokes, and the comic drawings of the famous German illustrators and caricaturists....
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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
