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  • Atkinson Grimshaw

    11th Jul 2019

    Atkinson Grimshaw

    When he was 24 years of age, Atkinson Grimshaw (born John Atkinson Grimshaw) decided to follow his heart, and left his job as a clerk in order to become a painter. Born in 1836, this English man wa…

    Published by Elizabeth Goodman

  • Jean-Léon Gerome

    11th Jul 2019

    Jean-Léon Gerome

    Born in 1824, the French painter and sculptor Jean-Léon Gérôme was and is still able to captivate numerous of individuals with his works.At the age of 18, he decided to marry Marie Goupil, the daug…

    Published by Elizabeth Goodman

  • Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823 - 1900)

    11th Jul 2019

    Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823 - 1900)

    Jasper Francis Cropsey Rossville was born in Staten Island in New York on February 18th 1883. He was the eldest of the siblings of eight children. As a growing up lad, he never had a good health. T…

    Published by Elizabeth Goodman

  • Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725 - 1805)

    11th Jul 2019

    Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, 1725 - 1805)

    Jean Baptiste Greuze was a French artist. He was born in the year 1725 in his hometown Tornus France. He has his trainings under a great painter in Lyon France. After his training, he came into Par…

    Published by Elizabeth Goodman