Venetian painter. When the supply of Grand Tourists coming to Venice and buying his paintings dried up due to war, Canaletto decided to come to England. He arrived in 1746 and stayed until 1755, painting a number of London scenes. Review of an excellent 2007 exhibition 'Canaletto in England'.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Antonio Canaletto
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Antonio Canaletto - W2
This plaque is not genuine. English Heritage have told us that they have, on ...
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich Picture Gallery Dulwich Picture Gallery, England's very first public ...
Spirit of Soho Mural
Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...
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Marie Stillman
Marie Spartali was born on 13 March 1884 in Hornsey, Middlesex (now Greater London), the eldest of the five children of Michael Demetrius Spartali (1818-1914) and Maria Euphrosyne Spartali née Vars...
Ben Nicholson
Artist. Born Denham, Buckinghamshire. Father was Sir William Nicholson, painter. Married to sculptor, Barbara Hepworth, 1938 -51. They were central to a number of groups of avant-garde artists bas...
Artists Rifles
The 38th Middlesex (Artists') Rifle Volunteers was formed, in response to a threat of invasion by Napoleon III, by Edward Sterling in London with headquarters initially at Burlington House, where t...
Charles Maresco Pearce
Artist. Grant Waters has a review of his art which was not known to us before. A number of his London scenes are available on-line. Charles Maresco Pearce was born on 11 June 1874 in South Kensing...
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Flower Fairy Books
A series of books created by the illusrator Cicely Mary Barker. The first one was published in 1923
Queen
Rock group. Lead singer was Freddie Mercury. The band, including Freddie and Brian May, played their first public performance under the name Queen at Imperial College, though Wikipedia says: "On 2...
Louise “Little Lou” Cattell
Musician and promoter. Died aged 21 after taking the drug ketamine. The picture source provides a lot of information about Louise and about the dangers of ketamine.
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