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George Earl (1824–1908) was a painter, primarily of sporting dogs and other animals. He was also the father of Maud Earl and Percy Earl, and the brother of Thomas Earl, all three of whom were also animal artists. Earl was a keen sportsman [1] and this is reflected in his work and reputation as a dog painter.
Alfred William Parsons RA (2 December 1847 – 16 January 1920) was an English artist: illustrator, landscape painter and garden designer. [1] [2] [3]Alfred Parsons was well known for his English landscape paintings and fine botanical illustrations which brought him into contact with William Robinson, for whom he provided illustrations.
Hilly landscape with peasant family at a Cottage Door, Children playing and Woodcutter returning The Woodcutters Return. Thomas Gainsborough was the first British artist to employ cottages as a major subject, [1] [2] in what has become known as his "Cottage Door" paintings, painted during the final decades of his life; and was in the vanguard of a late 18th century fad of interest in them.
[1] [2] He taught himself to paint pictures, at first portraits and animals; he also painted posters for Wombwell's menagerie. [3] In 1838 Cole's painting The Farm Yard was shown at the Society of British Artists. [1] When he was 30 he changed his focus to landscapes and received instruction from John Wilson and started exhibiting in 1840.
Rotunda at Stowe Gardens (1730–1738) The paintings of Claude Lorrain inspired Stourhead and other English landscape gardens.. The English landscape garden, also called English landscape park or simply the English garden (French: Jardin à l'anglaise, Italian: Giardino all'inglese, German: Englischer Landschaftsgarten, Portuguese: Jardim inglês, Spanish: Jardín inglés), is a style of ...
Arthur William Devis (1762–1822) – English painter of history paintings and portraits; George Morland (1763–1804) – English painter of animals and rustic scenes; Joshua Cristall (1767–1847) – Cornish watercolour painter; John Crome (1768–1821) – English artist, founder of the Norwich school of painters
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An animal painter is an artist who specialises in (or is known for their skill in) the portrayal of animals. The OED dates the first express use of the term "animal painter" to the mid-18th century: by English physician , naturalist and writer John Berkenhout (1726–1791). [ 2 ]