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Sir George Clausen

(1852-1944), Painter

Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 6 portraits
Artist of 2 portraits
At the age of fourteen, George Clausen was apprenticed to the drawing office of Messrs Trollope, a London firm of decorators. While working there he attended evening classes at the National Art Training School, South Kensington. Clausen was a founder-member of the New English Art Club (NEAC) and was committed to reforming the selection process of the Royal Academy. He was the most widely respected of the NEAC painters, promoting the interests of the Glasgow Boys. In 1904 Clausen was appointed Professor of Painting at the Royal Academy, a post he held for two years.

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Sir George Clausen, by Sir George Clausen - NPG 3041

Sir George Clausen

by Sir George Clausen
pen and ink, 1895
NPG 3041

The Alma-Tadema Banquet, by Fradelle & Young - NPG x19022

The Alma-Tadema Banquet

by Fradelle & Young
carbon print, 4 November 1899
NPG x19022

Sir George Clausen, by Unknown photographer - NPG x6086

Sir George Clausen

by Unknown photographer
matte bromide print, 1915 or before
NPG x6086

Sir George Clausen, by Walter Stoneman - NPG x166579

Sir George Clausen

by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1930
NPG x166579

Sir George Clausen, by Francis Dodd - NPG D32125

Sir George Clausen

by Francis Dodd
drypoint, 1914
NPG D32125

'The passing of John Sargent'; preparatory study (Sir Frank Dicksee and 19 unknown sitters), by Fred Roe - NPG D43182a

'The passing of John Sargent'; preparatory study (Sir Frank Dicksee and 19 unknown sitters)

by Fred Roe
pencil, 1925
NPG D43182a

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