Artist and writer. Born Paris. Punch cartoonist. 1894 wrote the novel Trilby, from which comes the term "Svengali". In Hampstead lived at 4 Holly Mount, moved to Gangmoor House facing Whitestone Pond, and then in 1870 moved to 27 Church Row. Father of actor-manager Gerald du Maurier. Grandfather of novelist Daphne. Died Oxford Square, near Hyde Park.
His maternal grandmother was Mary Anne Clarke, mistress of the Duke of York.
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George du Maurier
London County Council George du Maurier, 1834 - 1896, artist and writer live...
Sculptor and painter, renowned for producing controversial works of art that challenged the taboos of his time. Born New York City and arrived in London, via Paris, in 1905. 1909 - 1914 had a studi...
Painter and poet. Born London. Served in the Royal Fusiliers in WW1. Had a close relationship with Glyn Philpot and on Philpot's death, Forbes committed suicide, the day after the funeral. The pi...
Artist and architect. Born Chile. We can'f find a picture of him so we are using one of his extraordinary art works instead.
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...
Painter. Born in East Bergholt, on the Essex/Suffolk border. From 1819 Constable spent much of his time in Hampstead and many of his finest paintings are of Hampstead landscapes. He died in Fitzrov...
