Influential and inspirational people from the world of painting


Arthur Devis

Born in Preston, Lancashire in 1712 and lived to be 75.

Painting

Allan Ramsay

Born in Edinburgh, Edinburgh in 1713 and lived to be 71.

Painting

George Stubbs

Born in Liverpool, Merseyside in 1724 and lived to be 82.

Illustration, Painting

Sawrey Gilpin

Born in Carlisle, Cumbria in 1733 and lived to be 74.

Illustration,Painting

William Blake

Born in Soho, London in 1757 and lived to be 70.

Painting,Poetry,Printmaking,Etching,Painting,Poetry,Printmaking

Alexander Nasmyth

Born in Edinburgh, Edinburgh in 1758 and lived to be 82.

Painting

William Alexander

Born in Maidstone, Kent in 1767 and lived to be 49.

Illustration,Painting

Denys Corbet

Born in La Turquie Vale, Guernsey in 1826 and lived to be 83.

Painting, Poetry

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Born in London, London in 1828 and lived to be 54.

Peot,Illustration,Painting

Alfred William Hunt

Born in Liverpool, Merseyside in 1830 and lived to be 66.

Painting,Poetry

Edward Coley Burne Jones

Born in Birmingham, West Midlands in 1833 and lived to be 65.

Pottery and ceramics, Jewellery, Painting, Stained glass

Albert Joseph Moore

Born in York, North Yorkshire in 1841 and lived to be 52.

Painting