Frank Bernard Dicksee
Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee KCVO (born November 27, 1853 in London , † October 17, 1928 ibid ) was an English painter and illustrator of the Victorian era .
Life
His father Thomas Dicksee was also a painter, who taught Francis, as well as his brother Herbert and his sister, from an early age. He enrolled in the Royal Academy in 1870 and gained great fame early on. He was elected to the academy in 1891 and appointed president in 1927. In 1925 he was appointed Knight Bachelor beaten and King 1927 George V for Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order appointed.
In 1893 he created The Funeral of a Viking , which is kept in the Manchester Art Gallery , after it was presented there in 1928 by Arthur Burton in memory of his mother. Victorian art critics rated the work both positively and negatively, for its perfection as a showpiece or for its dramatic staging. The Swedish metal band Bathory used the work as the cover picture for their album Hammerheart , which was released in 1990 .
Works
- Ophelia ( Mead Art Museum , Amherst, Massachusetts)
- La Belle Dame Sans Merci (Bristol Museum and Art Gallery)
- Romeo and Juliet (1884)
Web links
- Biography on artrenewal.org (Retrieved June 5, 2013)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dicksee, Frank Bernard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dicksee, Sir Francis Bernard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English painter and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 17, 1928 |
| Place of death | London |