Henry Charles Innes Fripp (1867-1963) was an English painter, genre artist and illustrator, stained glass maker, designer, and teacher. Many of his illustrations appear under the name Innes Fripp.
He was born in 1867 to a family of well known public officials and artists. His actual birth date is unknown, but church records show he was christened on 10 May 1867 at Clifton, St John the Evangelist, Gloucestershire, England.
His father was Samuel Charles Fripp and his mother was Clara Fripp.
Samuel Charles Fripp was an architect and sculptor, and a committee member of the
Royal West of England Academy
The Royal West of England Academy (RWA) is Bristol's oldest art gallery, located in Clifton, Bristol, near the junction of Queens Road and Whiteladies Road. Situated in a Grade 2* listed building, it hosts five galleries and an exhibition program ...
. His uncle was the noted landscape painter
George Arthur Fripp
George Arthur Fripp (13 June 1813 – 17 October 1896) was a British watercolourist. He was a grandson of the artist Nicholas Pocock and brother of the painter Alfred Downing Fripp. His nephew was the artist Henry Charles Innes Fripp.
Li ...
of the
Royal Watercolour Society
The Royal Watercolour Society is a British institution of painters working in watercolours. The Society is a centre of excellence for water-based media on paper, which allows for a diverse and interesting range of approaches to the medium of wa ...
, while his great great grandfather was the highly regarded maritime painter
Nicholas Pocock
Nicholas Pocock (2 March 1740 – 9 March 1821) was an English artist known for his many detailed paintings of naval battles during the age of sail.
Birth and early career at sea
Pocock was born in Bristol in 1740, the son of a seaman.Chatte ...
. His cousin was the surgeon Sir
Alfred Downing Fripp. Downing Fripp wrote "Human Anatomy For Art Students" illustrated by Innes Fripp published in 1911 by J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia.
Fripp studied at the Bristol School of Art and the
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It offe ...
before moving on to study in Paris. He also taught at the Royal College of Art where he was an Assistant Master, the Lambeth School of Art, and at
Queen's College in London where he was Professor of Art.
His exhibits include 19 paintings shown at the
Royal Academy of Arts
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between 1893 and 1946, featuring a design for a stained glass window entitled "The Danaids", and the paintings ''The Waterwitch'', ''Evening Light'', and ''The Forum: Pompei'', 21 paintings with the
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours
The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI), initially called the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, is one of the societies in the Federation of British Artists, based in the Mall Galleries in London.
History
In 1831 the so ...
, 17 works at the
Dudley Gallery
Dudley Museum and Art Gallery was a public museum and art gallery located in the town centre of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. It was opened in 1883, situated within buildings on St James's Road, and remained at that site until its closur ...
, and several exhibited at the
Walker Gallery
The Walker Art Gallery is an art gallery in Liverpool, which houses one of the largest art collections in England outside London. It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group.
History of the Gallery
The Walker Art Gallery's collection ...
,
Manchester City Art Gallery
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and the
New Gallery in London, once a prominent venue for
Pre-Raphaelite
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (later known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, James ...
,
Aesthetic movement
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and industrial and applied arts.
Innes designed a plaque for the
Ancient Order of Froth Blowers
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, a charity "to foster the noble Art and gentle and healthy Pastime of froth blowing amongst Gentlemen of-leisure and ex-Soldiers", which was created by Albert Temple in gratitude to Alfred Downing Fripp whose surgical skills saved his life. The charity was at its most popular in the 1920s, with most of the funds raised donated to the Invalid Children's Aid Association. The plaque designed by Innes Fripp was created to accompany donations of £500 (about £20,000 in today's money) to fund the costs of 50 children's hospital beds.
Most of his best-known works are of fantasy or religious themes, including "The Centaur at Play", "Madonna and Child", and his series of illustrations for "The Gateway to Romance" by
Emily Underdown
Emily Underdown (1863–1947) was an English writer, novelist and poet. She is best known for popularising Dante (1265–1321) and for her children's books. Many of her works are written under the pseudonym Norley Chester, which name appears to ...
, for which Innes Fripp did the illustrations in 1909 for publisher Thomas Nelson And Sons, and ''Lancelot and Guenevere'' by Gladys Davidson, illustrated by Fripp, published in 1912 by Dana Estes and Co.
He married Winifred Mary Pottow on 1 August 1899 in Bristol, Gloucester. They had three children, Barbara Innes Fripp, Stephen Innes Fripp, and Geoffrey Innes Fripp.
Geoffrey Fripp served in
Lord Strathcona's Horse
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6 Hussars with the rank of Major. Stephen Innes Fripp achieved the rank of 2nd Lt Infantry while serving during World War II.
He lived at Oxberry Avenue, Fulham in 1891 and Jubilee Place in 1894. His Kensington Studios location was in
Prince's Square
Prince's Square is a park in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1858 from a disused brickfield it is now an important part of cultural life in Launceston and also a heritage park. The park is known for its symmetrical planning and t ...
, London from 1897 to 1946.
He died on 13 January 1963, leaving an estate valued at approximately £3,500, about £65,000 in today's money.
References
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1867 births
1963 deaths
English illustrators
Artists from Bristol
English watercolourists
British stained glass artists and manufacturers