Born Marcus Clayton Stone in London, the son of artist Frank Stone who was friends with Thackeray and Dickens. Trained by his father, he was exhibiting at the Royal Academy before he was eighteen. He was recommended by Dickens as an illustrator to several magazines. Elected as an associate to the Royal Academy in 1877. Many of his paintings are of historical incidents. Died at his home, 8 Melbury Street, Kensington.
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Marcus Stone
Painter specialising in animals and genre scenes. Born Liverpool. c.1846 moved with his wife and family to Kensington, initially into 39 Victoria Road. 1850 he also took on the house next door, num...
Painter and sculptor. Born John Rattenbury Skeaping in South Woodford, Essex. He studied at Goldsmith's College, the Central School of Arts and Crafts and later at the Royal Academy. In 1924 he won...
Artist. Born Lower Kennington Lane, exact date in doubt. Illustrated 10 of Dickens' books. Took the pseudonym Phiz to pair with Dicken's early pen-name, Boz. Also worked for other novelists and f...
