John Paul (1804–1887) was an English painter.

Biography

Little is known of Paul's personal life. other than it bridged the

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and the Victorian Era.

Work

Paul was known for painting views of London in which the figures were dressed in the manner of the 1700s, the previous century.http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/7A294F08-6D14-4686-8A4D-B61E28EB966C/0/GAG_SmithfieldMarketTeachersPackIntroduction.pdf The City of London Corporation owns a painting attributed to him of

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. It is housed in The Guildhall Art Gallery. Examples of Paul's equine and

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paintings are the illustrated ''Bay Stallion'' and the 1867 work ''Four Dogs'', which depicts a Mastiff, two Greyhounds and a Bull Terrier. John Paul

References

1804 births 1887 deaths Equine artists Dog artists {{UK-painter-19thC-stub