Born as Lorenz Alma Tadema in Friesland, The Netherlands. Painter, famous for his depictions of classical themes. He settled in England in 1870 and was knighted in 1899. Died Kaiserhof Spa, Wiesbaden, Germany. Buried in St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema O.M. 1836 - 1912, painter, lived here, 1886 - 1912. ...
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Unveiled by William Holman Hunt. There must have been a committee to erect th...
Painter. Born London. Son of Henry, also an artist, and brother to Mark, a theatre scenery painter, whose dog he (possibly with another brother, Philip) looked after following Mark's death in 1887...
Electrical engineer. Born John Ambrose Fleming in a house named Greenfield in Lancaster. Best known for inventing the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube. He was also an accomplished photographer...
Painter. Born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Known as Frank, his forte was in portraiture and he also painted over forty large canvases of historical and national events. He also produced a large qua...
Born Netherlands. Painted a lot of self-portraits. Died Amsterdam. As far as we can tell he never left his home country.
Vincent came to London in June 1873 aged 20 as an art dealer, in the firm Goupil. He was in England for two and a half years during which he had two short periods working in the Paris branch. Goupi...
