Joseph Edward Southall; Anna Elizabeth Southall

Sittersback to top

• Anna Elizabeth Southall (1859-1947), Craftswoman; wife of Joseph Edward Southall. Sitter in 1 portrait.
• Joseph Edward Southall (1861-1944), Artist and craftsman. Sitter in 3 portraits, Artist of 1 portrait.

Artistback to top

• Joseph Edward Southall (1861-1944), Artist and craftsman. Artist of 1 portrait, Sitter in 3 portraits.

This portraitback to top

The example of early Italian art persuaded Southall to give up his early training as an architect and to devote himself to highly-crafted paintings which revived the use of egg tempera. Encouraged by Ruskin, Morris and Burne-Jones, he became a leading member of the Birmingham School in the 1890s and founded the Society of Painters in Tempera in 1901. His wife, Anna Elizabeth, was herself a significant craftswoman, assisting Southall in his work and writing on the art of gilding. Known as The Agate, this remarkable portrait shows the couple holding agate stones. The beach is possibly that at Southwold, Suffolk, a favourite haunt of the Southalls.

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Couples
• Double portraits
• Family and children tour
• Fashion tour
• Hats and head-attire
• On display at the Gallery
• Self-portraits