About Archer James Oliver
Lived 1774 – 1842 (aged 67–68). Archer James Oliver was a painter.
Archer James Oliver (1774 – 16 March 1842) was a British painter, principally active as a portraitist.
Life The son of John and Anna Maria Oliver, he was christened at St Mary's church in Whitechapel on 3 October 1774. Oliver studied at the Royal Academy from 13 August 1790. In the latter part of his career he showed still lifes of fruit, nuts and dead game, and some biblical scenes, in addition to the portraits which had previously predominated. In 1803-4 he exhibited some portraits of members of the Howard family in medieval costume, intended as designs for stained glass at Arundel Castle.
He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy on 2 November 1807.
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British painter (1774-1842)
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