Alfred Stannard (1806–1889) was an English

landscape painter Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent compos ...

and a member of the

Norwich School of painters The Norwich School of painters was the first provincial art movement established in Britain, active in the early 19th century. Artists of the school were inspired by the natural environment of the Norfolk landscape and owed some influence to the wo ...

. His daughter was Eloise Harriet Stannard, a notable artist in her own right.

Life

Stannard was born on 14 June 1806, the son of Abraham Stannard and his wife Mary (''née'' Bell), and was baptised in June 1807 at St Andrew's Church, NorwichAlfred Stannard in "Parish register transcripts for St Andrews, Norwich", ''FamilySearch''
Alfred Stannard
. nine years after the birth of his brother

Joseph Stannard Joseph Stannard (13 September 1797 7 December 1830) was an English marine, landscape and portrait painter. He was a talented and prominent member of the Norwich School of painters. After attending the Norwich Grammar School, his parents paid ...

, with whom he collaborated as an artist. He first exhibited in 1820.

References

Bibliography

External links

Works by Alfred Stannard
in the Norfolk Museums Collections
Works by Alfred Stannard
on

Flickr Flickr ( ; ) is an American image hosting and video hosting service, as well as an online community, founded in Canada and headquartered in the United States. It was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and was a popular way for amateur and professional ...

Works by Alfred Stannard
in the

British Museum The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...

''Stannard, the Family of Artists''
(Victorian Artists website) 1806 births 1889 deaths British portrait painters Artists from Norwich {{England-painter-stub