John Seymour Lucas
(1849-1923), Historical and portrait painterSitter in 10 portraits
Artist associated with 6 portraits
Born into a family of artists, Lucas at first trained as a wood-carver but soon turned to painting, studying at the St Martin's Lane Art School and the Royal Academy Schools. He was a constant exhibitor at the Academy from 1872, specialising in historical genre pictures. Equipped with a thorough knowledge of historical costume, Lucas was one of the most successful proponents of the vogue for seventeenth and eighteenth-century subjects, painting works such as After Culloden - Rebel Hunting (1884) and St. Paul's: the King's Visit to Wren (1888). He was also a portraitist and became a full Royal Academician in 1898.
by John Seymour Lucas
pencil and brown ink, 1887
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Richard Everard Webster, Viscount Alverstone
by John Seymour Lucas
chalk, 1902
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Richard Everard Webster, Viscount Alverstone
published by The Graphic, after John Seymour Lucas
colour photogravure, published 21 June 1902
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Richard Everard Webster, Viscount Alverstone
published by The Graphic, after John Seymour Lucas
colour photogravure, published 21 June 1902
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published by The Graphic, after John Seymour Lucas
colour relief print, published 18 July 1908 (1908)
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published by The Graphic, after John Seymour Lucas
photogravure, published 18 July 1908 (1908)
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