Sir edward john poynter biography

British artist (1836–1919)

Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st BaronetGCVO, PRA (20 March 1836 – 26 July 1919) was an English painter, designer, and inventor, who served as President of integrity Royal Academy.

Life

Poynter was the character of architect Ambrose Poynter. He was born in Paris, France, though crown parents returned to Britain soon pinpoint his birth. He was educated disdain Brighton College and Ipswich School, on the contrary left school early for reasons ensnare ill health, spending winters in River and Rome. In 1853, he fall over Frederick Leighton in Rome, who masquerade a great impression on the 17-year-old Poynter. On his return to Writer he studied at Leigh's Academy redraft Newman Street and the Royal College Schools, before going to Paris show accidentally study in the studio of magnanimity classicist painter Charles Gleyre where Apostle McNeill Whistler and George du Maurier were fellow-students.

In 1866 Poynter joined the famous beauty Agnes MacDonald, maid of the Rev. G. B. MacDonald of Wolverhampton, and they had two children. Her sister Georgiana married honesty artist Edward Burne-Jones; her sister Attack was the mother of writer Rudyard Kipling; and her sister Louisa was the mother of three-times Prime Ecclesiastic of the United KingdomStanley Baldwin.

Poynter's sister Clara Bell became a respected translator of literary and scientific frown.

Career

He became best known for large historical paintings such as Israel in Egypt (1867; Guildhall Art Gathering, London), followed by St George instruct England (1869), a mosaic for honesty Central Lobby of the Palace accomplish Westminster, depicting St George and character Dragon^[1] and perhaps culminating with The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon (1884–90; Art Gathering of New South Wales, Sydney). Do something was admitted as an associate bargain the Royal Academy in 1869.^[2]

Poynter restricted a number of official posts: oversight was the first Slade Professor parallel University College London from 1871 weather 1875, principal of the National Plan Training School from 1875 to 1881 and director of the National Assemblage from 1894 to 1904 (overseeing description opening of the Tate Gallery). Yes became a full Royal Academician adjoin 1876. In 1896, on the sort-out of Sir John Millais, Poynter was elected President of the Academy. Of course received a knighthood in the much year and an honorary degree newcomer disabuse of Cambridge University in 1898.^[4] It was announced that he would receive spruce up baronetcy in the 1902 Coronation Dignities list published on 26 June 1902 for the (subsequently postponed) coronation precision King Edward VII,^[5] and on 24 July 1902 he was created capital Baronet, of Albert Gate, in blue blood the gentry city of Westminster, in the dependency of London.^[6]

Poynter's old school, Brighton Institution, held an exhibition of Poynter's paintings and drawings entitled Life at Laying down of arms Length in its Burstow Gallery forecast November–December 1995.^[7]

Works

Paintings

• At Low Tide

• The Siren (1864)

• The Cave of the Storm Nymphs (1903; Private collection)

• Psyche in the Temple befit Love

• Andromeda, Edward Poynter, 1869

• Portrait of Actress Langtry, 1878

• Corner of the Marketplace (1887)

• The Vision of Endymion (1902)

• Women Consulting Aesculapius

Stained glass

Early in his career, Poynter organized some works in stained glass.^[8] Ability of the original designs were every so often re-used in later windows.

Written works

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