Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
(1836-1919), Painter and President of the Royal Academy; ex-officio Trustee of the National Portrait GalleryLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 30 portraits
Artist associated with 4 portraits
Painter; trained in London and Paris, and established his fame with his immense painting, Israel in Egypt, 1867; worked on a number of decorative schemes, his paintings of mythological subjects winning him a considerable contemporary reputation. Appointed the first Slade Professor in 1871, and director of art at South Kensington, 1875, Poynter was influential in introducing French principles of art teaching into England. He later served as Director of the National Gallery, 1894-1904, and President of the Royal Academy, 1896-1918.
'Luncheon Party at the House of Commons'
probably by Roland Parker Stone, for Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 17 July 1908
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Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
bromide postcard print, 1910s
NPG x200197
Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
by James Russell & Sons
platinum print, 1910s
NPG Ax46102
Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, circa 1916
NPG x159731
Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
by Alphonse Legros, published by The Portfolio
etching, published in The Portfolio January 1877
NPG D5553
Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
after John Henry Frederick Bacon
relief halftone, published in Black and White 14 November 1896
NPG D47452
Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt ('Men of the Day. No. 675.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 4 March 1897
NPG D44845
Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
after Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
collotype, 1904
NPG D20780
Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
after Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt
collotype, 1904
NPG D9904
Key to Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
after Henry Jamyn Brooks
photograph, 1919 or after
NPG D42236
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