About Frederick Richard Pickersgill
Lived 1820 – 1900 (aged 80). Frederick Richard Pickersgill was a British painter and illustrator.
Frederick Richard Pickersgill (Elected in 1857, Pickersgill retired from his position as Royal Academician in 1888.) He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1839 and 1875. Most of these works depicted scenes drawn from literature (including Edmund Spenser and John Milton), religion, and history. In addition, Pickersgill seems to have experimented with photography himself. He was keeper of the Royal Academy Schools from 1873 to 1887.
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Who was Frederick Richard Pickersgill?
British painter (1820–1900)
When was Frederick Richard Pickersgill born?
Frederick Richard Pickersgill was born on 25 September 1820 in London.
When did Frederick Richard Pickersgill die?
Frederick Richard Pickersgill died on 20 December 1900 in Isle of Wight.
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Frederick Richard Pickersgill was a painter and illustrator.
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Frederick Richard Pickersgill was British.
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