Charles Haslewood Shannon
(1863-1937), Painter and lithographerSitter 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
lithograph, 1896
NPG 4330
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
oil on canvas, 1897
NPG 3107
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
oil on canvas, 1898
NPG 3106
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
oil on canvas, 1899
NPG 2551
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
chalk, 1899
NPG 2631
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
pencil and chalk, 1901
NPG 1577
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
lithograph, 1918
NPG 3081
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
oil on canvas, 1920
NPG 5745
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
chalk, 1924
NPG 4150
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
chalk, 1925
NPG 4130
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
lithograph, 1896
NPG D37263
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