English Painter and Illustrator , 1836-1875
His work was varied and was revered during the mid-19th century. He traveled to America and Russia, creating illustrations for The Graphic and for numerous books, including The Arabian Nights and Don Quixote. His work was strongly influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Paul Hogath wrote a biography, published in 1981 by Gordon Fraser Work by this artist is held within various public collections incluiding Tate Britain in London, as well as a number of private collections around the world. Houghton is best known for etchings but also produced a number of oil paintings, many of his wife and children. He also wrote a little poetry which was published in his lifetime. Related Paintings of Arthur Boyd Houghton :. | Grandfather's Jack-in-the-Box | Wheatfield, Wiltshire | Volunteers Marching Out | Ramsgate Sands | Interior with Children at Play | Related Artists:
Menard, Emile-ReneFrench, 1862-1930
Willem Cornelisz. Duyster(1599-1635) was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Amsterdam.
According to the RKD, his name was taken from his house on the Amsterdam Koningstraat, which was called "De Duystere Werelt", the dim world. He was a pupil of Pieter Codde. He married the sister of the painter Simon Kick (1603-1652), who himself married Willem's sister.
Ludwig von HofmannGerman, 1861-1945,was a German painter. His style was impressionist, and he painted many paintings, like his famous painting "Rain", in a mixture of impressionist and classical.He was also blind in one eye.