The St John's Wood Clique was a group of Victorian artists who mostly lived in the

St John's Wood St John's Wood is a district in the City of Westminster, London, lying 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of Charing Cross. Traditionally the northern part of the ancient parish and Metropolitan Borough of Marylebone, it extends east to west from ...

area of London. Their ideas were broadly similar to an earlier group also called

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. The principal members of the group were

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, George Adolphus Storey,

David Wilkie Wynfield David Wilkie Wynfield (1837 – 26 May 1887) was a British painter and photographer. Wynfield was distantly related to the Scottish artist David Wilkie, after whom he was named. Born in India, he was originally intended by his family for t ...

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and

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. According to Graham Reynolds the group was notable for its love of practical jokes.Reynolds, Graham, ''Victorian Painting'', Macmillam, 1966, p. 179. St_Johns_Wood_Clique

Wynfield took photographs of all the members in fancy dress, along with other notable associates such as

John Everett Millais Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet, ( , ; 8 June 1829 – 13 August 1896) was an English painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. He was a child prodigy who, aged eleven, became the youngest ...

and

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. Most of the members also belonged to the

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{{commons category 19th-century art groups British art St John's Wood 19th century in London Victorian era