Andrew Lang, 1844 - 1912. Poet and writer
About this artwork
This Scottish writer's versatility and output - he was a poet, art critic, historian, translator of Homer and anthropologist - convinced some of his contemporaries that 'Andrew Lang' must be the collective pen-name of a whole group of scholars. A distant cousin of Robert Louis Stevenson, he is often mistaken for him. While Stevenson was terminally ill with tuberculosis, Lang's 'fatigued' look in this portrait is likelier to be a fashionable posture. Alongside scholarly books, Lang published several popular collections of fairy-tales.
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artist:Sir William Blake RichmondEnglish (1842 - 1921)
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title:Andrew Lang, 1844 - 1912. Poet and writer
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date created:1885
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:111.80 x 86.30 cm; Framed: 145.00 x 120.00 x 7.00 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by Mrs Andrew Lang 1933
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accession number:PG 1206
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Sir William Blake Richmond
Sir William Blake Richmond
William Blake Richmond was the son of artist George Richmond. He was a great admirer of classical art and of the Pre-Raphaelites, and produced both paintings and sculptures. Richmond is best known for his mosaic decorations in St Paul's Cathedral, London, which he worked on from 1891 to 1904. These...