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Morris, William  

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31 October 2011
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Benezit Dictionary of Artists

British, 19th century, male.

Born 24 March 1834, in Walthamstow (Essex); died 3 October 1896, at Kelmscott House, Hammersmith, London.

Painter, draughtsman, designer, typographer, poet, architect. Designs (furniture/wallpapers/fabrics/stained glass windows).

Symbolism, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau.

Pre-Raphaelite.

William Morris the son of a successful City of London bill-broker, grew up in Walthamstow, on the edge of Epping Forest, and was educated at Marlborough College, in Wiltshire....

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Stephens, Frederick George  

Publication History:

Published online:
31 October 2011
Collection:
Benezit Dictionary of Artists

British, 19th century, male.

Born 1828, in Aberdeen; died 1907, in London.

Painter, art writer.

Symbolism.

Pre-Raphaelite.

Frederick George Stephens entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1844 where he met John Everett Millais and William Holman Hunt. He belonged to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and often served as a model for the other artists' work, featuring in Millais' ...