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Richard Beard was born in Devon, the son of a grocer in Newton Abbot. He moved to London in 1833 and profitably established himself in the coal trade until 1843. Beard set up in photography as a ...

Given by the artist's granddaughter, Mona M. Brown, 1922 ...

Arundel, a staunch Roman Catholic, was appointed Lord Steward and a councillor by Elizabeth on her accession. Deeply mistrusted, he was too powerful a subject for the Queen to alienate. He fell from ...

John Jackson (1778-1831), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 234 portraits, Sitter in 6 portraits. Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), Painter and first President of the Royal Academy.

Born in 1781, Philip was the eldest son of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope. He became estranged from his father, who was a widely known supporter of the French Revolution, after rejecting his ...

Emmanuel Levy was born in Manchester and studied art at Manchester School of Art, St Martin's School of Art, London, and in Paris. During the 1930s his influences included Cubism, Expressionism and ...

Alexander worked as both architect and engineer. As Surveyor to the London Dock Company, 1796-1831, he was responsible for the early development of the London Docks, and also designed lighthouses and ...