Charles de Sousy Ricketts
(1866-1931), Painter, designer and art collectorLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 8 portraits
Painter, printer, designer, writer and collector. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, to an English father and French mother. From an early age he unstintingly pursued a compulsion to live for art. In 1882 he met Charles Shannon with whom he lived for the remainder of his life. Edited and published The Dial (1889-97), produced with Shannon, consisting of poetry, prose and illustrations in a blend of English Pre-Raphaelitism and French Symbolism, it is a key document of the Aesthetic Movement. On reading the first edition, Oscar Wilde remarked 'Do not bring out a second number, all perfect things should be unique'. Ricketts was a witty and ascerbic conversationalist and a formidable connoisseur who, with Shannon, formed an important collection of works of art.
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
oil on canvas, 1898
NPG 3106
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
chalk, 1899
NPG 2631
by Laura Anning Bell
pencil, circa 1920
NPG 3108
Charles Haslewood Shannon; Charles de Sousy Ricketts
by George Charles Beresford
half-plate glass negative, 13 October 1903
NPG x6624
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype print, 13 October 1903
NPG x12803
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype print, 13 October 1903
NPG x12804
Charles Haslewood Shannon; Charles de Sousy Ricketts
by George Charles Beresford
modern print from original negative, 13 October 1903
NPG x32790
Charles de Sousy Ricketts; Charles Haslewood Shannon
by William Rothenstein
lithograph, 1897
NPG D42655
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