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George Adolphus Storey
George Adolphus Storey (London 7 January 1834 – 29 July 1919) was an English portrait painter, genre painter and illustrator. Life Storey was born in London and was privately educated attending Morden Hall School in Surrey.https://mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/morden/18th-and-19th-century-morden/ Merton Historical Society He continued his education in Paris and on returning to London, he worked briefly for an architect before studying under J. M. Leigh and J.L. Dulong. Though not a pupil he was also encouraged by William Behnes the sculptor, whose studio he visited. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1852 and studied at the Royal Academy schools from 1854. He was strongly influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites but gave them up under influence of Charles Robert Leslie. Storey worked in North London, establishing a reputation as a genre and portrait painter, and also as an illustrator. He drew elegant pictures of middle-class people for love stories and the like. Storey b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Adolphus Storey
George Adolphus Storey (London 7 January 1834 – 29 July 1919) was an English portrait painter, genre painter and illustrator. Life Storey was born in London and was privately educated attending Morden Hall School in Surrey.https://mertonhistoricalsociety.org.uk/morden/18th-and-19th-century-morden/ Merton Historical Society He continued his education in Paris and on returning to London, he worked briefly for an architect before studying under J. M. Leigh and J.L. Dulong. Though not a pupil he was also encouraged by William Behnes the sculptor, whose studio he visited. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1852 and studied at the Royal Academy schools from 1854. He was strongly influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites but gave them up under influence of Charles Robert Leslie. Storey worked in North London, establishing a reputation as a genre and portrait painter, and also as an illustrator. He drew elegant pictures of middle-class people for love stories and the like. Storey b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
