Charles Haslewood Shannon
(1863-1937), Painter and lithographerLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 12 portraits
Artist of 11 portraits
Born in Quarrington, Lincolnshire to a country rector, Shannon had a more conventional upbringing than his lifelong partner Charles de Sousy Ricketts and his personality was more reserved. Oscar Wilde likened him to a marigold to Ricketts's orchid. Inspired by a meeting with the French artist Pierre-Cécile Puvis de Chavannes in 1887, Shannon retired from the world to perfect his abilities as a painter while Ricketts provided an income through work as an illustrator. After a decade studying Old Masters such as Titian, the policy came to fruition when he won a gold medal at the Annual Exhibition of Fine Arts, Munich in 1897.
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
oil on canvas, 1897
NPG 3107
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
lithograph, 1918
NPG 3081
by Elliott & Fry
albumen cabinet card, before 1900?
NPG x13184
Charles Haslewood Shannon; Charles de Sousy Ricketts
by George Charles Beresford
half-plate glass negative, 13 October 1903
NPG x6624
by George Charles Beresford
half-plate glass negative, 13 October 1903
NPG x6586
Charles Haslewood Shannon; Charles de Sousy Ricketts
by George Charles Beresford
modern print from original negative, 13 October 1903
NPG x32790
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinum print, 13 October 1903
NPG x12914
by George Charles Beresford
platinum print, 13 October 1903
NPG x12915
by George Charles Beresford
platinum print, 13 October 1903
NPG x12916
by Alvin Langdon Coburn
photogravure, 5 February 1907
NPG Ax7780
Charles de Sousy Ricketts; Charles Haslewood Shannon
by William Rothenstein
lithograph, 1897
NPG D42655
by William Rothenstein
lithograph, 1897
NPG D8966
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