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Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet GCVO, PRA (20 March 1836 – 26 July 1919) was an English painter, designer, and draughtsman, who served as President of the Royal Academy .
Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet, GCVO, PRA (20 March 1836 in Paris – 26 July 1919 in London) was an English painter, designer, and draughtsman who served as President of the Royal Academy. Edward Poynter was the son of the architect Ambrose Poynter.
- British
- March 20, 1836
- Paris, France
- July 26, 1919
Leading the Revival of Realism. Early in his career Poynter studied in Rome, where he met Frederic Leighton, his greatest single artistic influence. He then moved to Paris in 1855. On returning to London, he became involved on book illustration.
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Sir Edward Poynter was Director of the National Gallery and President of the Royal Academy at the turn of the last century. Born in Paris on 20 March 1836, Poynter had attended a number of schools in England before turning towards training as an artist in 1852.
Edward John Poynter (1836–1919) Paintings Collection. (b Paris, 20 Mar. 1836; d London, 26 July 1919). English painter and administrator, son of the architect Ambrose Poynter, and great-grandson of the sculptor Thomas Banks.
Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet (20 March 1836 – 26 July 1919) was an English painter, designer, and draughtsman, who served as President of the Royal Academy. This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License .
Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet GCVO, PRA was an English painter, designer, and draughtsman, who served as President of the Royal Academy.
