Herbert James Draper (1863 - 1920) was an English painter in the Victorian era. He studied art at the Royal Academy in London and undertook several educational trips to Rome and Paris between 1888 and 1892. In the 1890s he worked also as an illustrator. 1891 he married his wife Ida, with whom he had a daughter. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2211x2699, 1108 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Herbert James Draper Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2211x2699, 1108 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Herbert James Draper Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian Era of Great Britain marked the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... This article refers to an art institution in London. ...
1894 was the beginning of Draper's most productive period. He focused mainly on mythological themes from ancient Greece. His painting "The Lament of Icarus" from 1898 won the gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900. The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next. ...
Though Draper was neither a member nor an associate of the Royal Academy he took part in the annual expositions from 1897 on. During his lifetime Draper was quite famous and a well known portrait painter. In his last years his popularity faded and nowadays he is almost forgotten.
Literature
Toll, Simon: Herbert Draper 1863-1920: A Life Study; Antique Collector's Club; 2003; ISBN 1-85149-378-6
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