Cave of the Storm Nymphs (1903) Edward Poynter, private collection

Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet, KB (March 20, 1836 – July 26, 1919) was a British painter, designer, draughtsman and art administrator. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (582x800, 168 KB) Cave of the Storm Nymphs by Sir Edward John Poynter (1836–1919). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (582x800, 168 KB) Cave of the Storm Nymphs by Sir Edward John Poynter (1836–1919). ... For other uses of nymph see Nymph (disambiguation). ... The dignity of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. ... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ...

The son of Ambrose Poynter, an architect, he was born in Paris. He was educated at Ipswich School and Brighton College before studying in London, in Rome (where he became a great admirer of Michelangelo) and with Charles Gleyre in Paris (where he met James McNeill Whistler). He became best known for his large historical paintings such as Israel in Egypt (1867, his first great success), Visit of the Queen of Sheba (1871–75) and King Solomon (1890). For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). ... Ipswich School is a private day and boarding school in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, serving pupils of both sexes from two to eighteen years of age. ... Brighton College is an independent co-educational public school in Brighton, United Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Michelangelo (disambiguation). ... Categories: Stub | 1806 births | 1874 deaths | Swiss painters | Natives of Vaud ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Self portrait (1872) James Abbott McNeill Whistler (July 11, 1834 – July 17, 1903) was an American-born, British-based painter and etcher. ...

Israel in Egypt (1867) Edward Poynter

Poynter held a number of official posts: he was the first Slade Professor from 1871 to 1875, was Principal of the National Art Training School from 1875 to 1881, was Director of the National Gallery from 1894 to 1904 (overseeing the opening of the Tate Gallery), and became a Royal Academician in 1876. On the death of Sir John Millais in 1896, Edward was elected President of the Royal Academy from 1896, and received a knighthood. He was made a baronet in 1902. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 335 pixelsFull resolution (2767 × 1160 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 335 pixelsFull resolution (2767 × 1160 pixel, file size: 1. ... The Slade Professorship of Fine Art is the senior professorship of art at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and London. ... Londons National Gallery, founded in 1824, houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square. ... The Tate Gallery in the United Kingdom is a network of four galleries: Tate Britain (opened 1897), Tate Liverpool (1988), Tate St Ives (1993), Tate Modern (2000), with a complementary website Tate Online (1998). ... This article refers to an art institution in London. ... Sir John Everett Millais Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet, PRA (June 8, 1829 – August 13, 1896) was a British painter and illustrator and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. ... The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London, England. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... For the brush-footed butterfly species, see Euthalia nais. ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

In 1866 Poynter married the famous beauty Agnes MacDonald, daughter of the Rev G B MacDonald of Wolverhampton, and they had three children. Her sister Georgiana married Edward Burne-Jones, the famous artist; her sister Alice was the mother of the poet and author Rudyard Kipling; and her sister Louisa was the mother of three-times-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Stanley Baldwin The MacDonald sisters were four daughters of English Methodist minister George Browne MacDonald (1805-1868) known for their marriages to well-known people: Alice (1837-1910) married John Lockwood Kipling, and was the mother of Rudyard Kipling. ... Love Among the Ruins, by Edward Burne-Jones. ... This article is about the British author. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (3 August 1867 – 14 December 1947) was a British statesman and thrice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ...

His old school, Brighton College held an exhibition of Poynter's paintings and drawings entitled 'Life at Arms Length' in its Burstow Gallery in November-December 1995. Brighton College is an independent co-educational public school in Brighton, United Kingdom. ...

External links

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• The Times obituary

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