Sir Anthony Van Dyck
Grew up in Antwerp and was trained by Rubens. Visited London in 1620 for a few months to do a history painting for George Villiers and a portrait for the Earl of Arundel. He then worked in many ...
1 memorial
Vincent van Gogh
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...
2 memorials
Rembrandt van Rijn
Born Netherlands. Painted a lot of self-portraits. Died Amsterdam. As far as we can tell he never left his home country.
3 memorials
Jan Verbruggen
Master gun-founder and artist. Born at Enkhuizen in the Netherlands. After an unsuccessful attempt in 1763, he and his son Pieter were appointed master founders at the Royal Arsenal Woolwich in 177...
2 memorials
Paolo Veronese
Artist. Born in Verona as Paolo Caliari (he took his professional name from his birthplace). He trained as a stone-cutter, but under the influence of Titian settled in Venice. He produced frescoes ...
2 memorials
Louise Vines
Artist with the London Wall (women's) mural collective/group. Active 1989. Source: Art UK.
1 memorial
Jonathan Waights
Ceramics artist. From our Picture source website: "Art on Tiles, the hand painted tile company was founded in the 1980s by Jonathan Waights, a British ceramic artist who – as a teenager – was appre...
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Anna Walker
Mural painter active in 1985. Married to Ray and helped complete the Dalston mural after Ray's death.
1 memorial
Arthur George Walker
Sculptor and painter. Born Hackney. Other work in London: Heston war memorial.
7 memorials
Ray Walker
Muralist. Married to Anna. Designed the Hackney Peace Carnival Mural but died suddenly from a heart attack, aged 39 before the painting began. He was also working on the Cable Street mural when he...
3 memorials
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