John Simmons (painter), the Glossary
John Simmons (1823–1876) was a British miniature painter and illustrator, known primarily for his watercolours of ethereal fairyland scenes, often illustrating Shakespearian or other literary works (such as his illustrations for A Midsummer Night's Dream).[1]
Table of Contents
22 relations: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Alexander Pope, Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bonhams, Bristol, British Newspaper Archive, Convolvulus, Edmund Spenser, Fairy painting, Illustrator, Joseph Noel Paton, Miniature art, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Romanticism, The Faerie Queene, The Rape of the Lock, The Tempest, Titania (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Victorian era, William Edward Frost, William Etty, William Shakespeare.
- Painters from Bristol
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596.
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Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century.
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Arnos Vale Cemetery
Arnos Vale Cemetery (also written Arno's Vale Cemetery), in Arnos Vale, Bristol, England, was established in 1837.
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Bonhams
Bonhams is a privately owned international auction house and one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques.
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Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region.
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British Newspaper Archive
The British Newspaper Archive web site provides access to searchable digitized archives of British and Irish newspapers.
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Convolvulus
Convolvulus is a genus of about 200 to 250 Flora of China.
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Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser (1552/1553 – 13 January O.S. 1599) was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse, and he is considered one of the great poets in the English language.
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Fairy painting
Fairy painting is a genre of painting and illustration featuring fairies and fairy tale settings, often with extreme attention to detail.
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Illustrator
An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea.
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Joseph Noel Paton
Sir Joseph Noel Paton (13 December 1821 – 26 December 1901) was a Scottish artist, illustrator and sculptor.
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Miniature art
Miniature art includes paintings, engravings and sculptures that are very small; it has a long history that dates back to prehistory.
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Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB, later known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, James Collinson, Frederic George Stephens and Thomas Woolner who formed a seven-member "Brotherhood" partly modelled on the Nazarene movement.
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Romanticism
Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century.
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The Faerie Queene
The Faerie Queene is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser.
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The Rape of the Lock
The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander Pope.
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The Tempest
The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone.
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Titania (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Titania is a character in William Shakespeare's 1595–1596 play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Victorian era
In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.
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William Edward Frost
William Edward Frost (September 1810 – 4 June 1877) was an English painter of the Victorian era.
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William Etty
William Etty (10 March 1787 – 13 November 1849) was an English artist best known for his history paintings containing nude figures.
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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor.
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See also
Painters from Bristol
- Alfred Downing Fripp (artist)
- Barrington Tabb
- Charles Branwhite
- Edward Bird
- Francis Danby
- George Arthur Fripp
- George Lethbridge Saunders
- Greg Poole
- Henry Brittan Willis
- Inkie
- James Curnock
- James Francis Danby
- James Jackson Curnock
- John Eagles
- John Simmons (painter)
- John Syer
- Joseph Walter
- Nathaniel Everett Green
- Osi Rhys Osmond
- Paul Falconer Poole
- Paule Vézelay
- Rolinda Sharples
- Samuel Collins (artist)
- Samuel Colman (British painter)
- Samuel Jackson (artist)
- Thomas Danby (artist)
- Thomas Lawrence
- Vincent Michael Brown
- William Evans (landscape painter)
- William James Müller
- William West (artist)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Simmons_(painter)
Also known as John Simmons (painter, born 1823).