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John Lee (active 1850–1870) was a British Victorian painter in a loosely
National Museums Liverpool – Collections – Pre-Raphaelites. ''Sweethearts and Wives'', 1860, is considered Lee's masterpiece. It has been suggested that the rightmost sailor is a self-portrait of John Lee. The work is a typical dockside scene, which depicts sailors on the Liverpool docks going out to duty on , which served as part of the harbour defences, and visible anchored in the middle of theArtwork highlights, Liverpool museums
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John Lee (active 1850–1870) was a British Victorian painter in a loosely 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 ...
style. He was part of a group of Merseyside
Merseyside ( ) is a metropolitan county, metropolitan and ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England, with a population of List of ceremonial counties of England, 1.38 million. It encompasses both banks of the Merse ...
artists from the period which also included William Lindsay Windus
William Lindsay Windus (1822–1907) was an English painter, part of a group of Liverpool painters who were influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite style.
Life and work
He was born in Liverpool, England, was initially taught art by William Daniels ...
and William Davis. The son of Liverpool
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merchants, he lived in Rock Ferry
Rock Ferry is an area of Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula, England. Administratively it is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of the county of Cheshire. At the 2 ...
before moving to London
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in 1866. His works were shown at the Liverpool Academy from 1859 to 1867 and at the Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...
from 1863 to 1867. However, little else is known of his life, and only four paintings have been attributed to him with any certainty.'Sweethearts and Wives' – John LeeNational Museums Liverpool – Collections – Pre-Raphaelites. ''Sweethearts and Wives'', 1860, is considered Lee's masterpiece. It has been suggested that the rightmost sailor is a self-portrait of John Lee. The work is a typical dockside scene, which depicts sailors on the Liverpool docks going out to duty on , which served as part of the harbour defences, and visible anchored in the middle of the
Mersey
The River Mersey () is in North West England. Its name derives from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. For centuries it has formed part ...
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See also
*List of Pre-Raphaelite paintings
This is a list of paintings produced by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and other artists associated with the Pre-Raphaelite style. The term "Pre-Raphaelite" is used here in a loose and inclusive fashion.
PRB members James Collinson
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– including the work of John Lee.
* Daniel Alexander Williamson
Daniel Alexander Williamson (1823–1903) was a British artist, part of a group of Liverpool painters who were influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite style.
He lived and worked in London from 1849 to 1857, before returning north to the Lancashir ...
* James Campbell James Campbell may refer to:
Academics
* James Archibald Campbell (1862–1934), founder of Campbell University in North Carolina
* James Marshall Campbell (1895–1977), dean of the college of arts and sciences at the Catholic University of Americ ...
* British Marine Art (Romantic Era)
References
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