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Charles Napier Kennedy (1852 in London – 1898 in St Ives) was a British artist. He studied at the
Charles Napier Kennedy, Portrait and Figure Painter
Library Ireland
Portraits need restoration
Londonderry Sentinel.
Charles Napier Kennedy
at Artmagick.com 1852 births 1898 deaths Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art British male painters Painters from London 19th-century British painters 19th-century British male artists {{England-painter-stub
Charles Napier Kennedy (1852 in London – 1898 in St Ives) was a British artist. He studied at the Slade School
The UCL Slade School of Fine Art (informally The Slade) is the art school of University College London (UCL) and is based in London, England. It has been ranked as the UK's top art and design educational institution. The school is organised as ...
and was renowned for his mythological paintings.
He was elected to the Royal Institute of Oil Painters
The Royal Institute of Oil Painters, also known as ROI, is an association of painters in London, England, and is the only major art society which features work done only in oil. It is a member society of the Federation of British Artists.
Histor ...
in 1883 and became an Associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy
The Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) is an artist-based and artist-oriented institution in Ireland, founded in Dublin in 1823. Like many other Irish institutions, such as the RIA, the academy retained the word "Royal" after most of Ireland became in ...
in 1896.
His wife Lucy (née Marwood) was also an artist. Kennedy died in St Ives, Cornwall, in 1898, at the age of 46.
References
Additional sources
Charles Napier Kennedy, Portrait and Figure Painter
Library Ireland
Portraits need restoration
Londonderry Sentinel.
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Charles Napier Kennedy
at Artmagick.com 1852 births 1898 deaths Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art British male painters Painters from London 19th-century British painters 19th-century British male artists {{England-painter-stub