John Callcott Horsley
John Callcott Horsley (born January 29, 1817 in Brompton , now London , † October 18, 1903 in London) was an English genre , history and portrait painter and etcher .
Horsley was born the son of the English musician William Horsley . He attended Sass's Academy and entered the Royal Academy of Arts in 1831 , where he won a gold medal in antiquity. Since 1837 he sent his pictures to the institution. After trying history painting for some time, he turned back to humorous and sentimental anecdotal painting. In 1864 he was accepted as a member (RA) of the Royal Academy of Arts.
Horsley was also the father of the eminent British physiologist and neurologist Victor Horsley .
literature
- Horsley, John Calcott . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 17 : Heubel – Hubard . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1924, p. 531-532 .
- Horsley . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 8, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 731.
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| SURNAME | Horsley, John Callcott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English genre, history and portrait painter and eraser |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1817 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brompton , now London |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1903 |
| Place of death | London |