Artist. Born Peter Francis Lewis Bourgeois in London. He became an art dealer and collector in association with Margaret and Noel Desenfans, and with them founded the Dulwich Picture Gallery. In 1794 he was appointed court painter to King George III.
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Francis Bourgeois
Dulwich Picture Gallery Dulwich Picture Gallery, England's very first public ...
Art in the Park is a charity devoted to enriching Londoners' lives and environment through visual arts. They run art and performance based education and training workshops, and are involved in comm...
From their website: "Artists, Ben Langlands & Nikki Bell...began collaborating after they met at art school in London 1977. They are based in London...."
Artists. George Passmore was born 8 January 1942 in Plymouth. Gilbert Proesch was born 17 September 1943 in Italy. They first met on 25 September 1967 while studying sculpture at Saint Martin's ...
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. Former President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and Chairman of the Contemporary Portrait Society. His subjects include Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Bill ...
