Artist / Maker / Factory
WILLIAM A. BREAKSPEARE RBA, ROI (1855-1914)
Medium / Material
oil on canvas
Dimensions
19.50cm wide
29.00cm high
(7.68 inches wide 11.42 inches high)
Description
WILLIAM A. BREAKSPEARE RBA, ROI 1855 -1914)
‘A Renaissance Beauty’
oil on canvas - signed 29 x 19cms
William A. Breakspeare was a London Genre painter. A Foundation Member of the Birmingham Art Circle. Breakspeare studied in Paris where he was influenced by Thomas Couture. He was also a member of the Newlyn School in Cornwall.
Breakspeare exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy from 1891 through to 1903. He was also known to exhibit at the Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street and at the Grosvenor Gallery. Elected RBA 1883, RBSA 1884 & ROI 1896
Literature
Bibl Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940
Bibl Dictionary of Victorian Painters by Christopher Wood
Exhibitions
Exhibited works include:
B 15 Royal Society of Artists, Birmingham
L 3 Walker Gallery, Liverpool
G 6 Grovenor Gallery
RA 21 Royal Academy
FIN 5 Fine Art Society
RSA 1 Royal Scottish Academy
DOW 98 Dowedswell Galleries
ROI 52 Royal Institute of Oil Painters
RBA 18 Royal Society of British Artists
