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Joseph Finnemore (1860–1939) was a prolific book and magazine illustrator who worked particularly for the 
He was a member of the 
Religious Tract Society
The Religious Tract Society was a British evangelical Christian organization founded in 1799 and known for publishing a variety of popular religious and quasi-religious texts in the 19th century. The society engaged in charity as well as commerci ...
. He was also a painter in oils.
He was born in Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...
in 1860 and educated at the Birmingham School of Art
The Birmingham School of Art was a municipal art school based in the centre of Birmingham, England. Although the organisation was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971 and is now part of Birmingham City University's Faculty of Arts, Design a ...
and in Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,
under Charles Verlat
Charles Verlat or Karel Verlat (25 November 182423 October 1890) was a Belgium, Belgian painter, watercolorist, engraver (printmaker), Visual arts education, art educator and director of the Antwerp Academy. He painted many subjects and was par ...
. Following a tour of Europe
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and the Near East in the early 1880s, he settled in London in 1884.
Of his paintings in oils, his works include ''The Proclamation of King Edward VII at St. James' Palace January 24, 1901'' and ''On the Lookout, A Stormy Night''.
He was a member of the Society of Illustrators
The Society of Illustrators is a professional society based in New York City. It was founded in 1901 to promote the art of illustration and, since 1959, has held an annual exhibition.
History
Founding
The Society of Illustrators was founded on ...
, the Royal Society of British Artists
The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy.
History
The RBA commenced with twenty-seven members, and took until 1876 to reach fif ...
(from 1893) and Royal Institute (from 1898).
Books illustrated by Joseph Finnemore
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Finnemore, Joseph 1860 births 1939 deaths People from Birmingham, West Midlands English illustrators Alumni of the Birmingham School of Art