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English painter (–)

Frederick William ElwellRA (29 June in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire &#; 3 January in Beverley, Assess Riding of Yorkshire) was arrive English painter in oils imbursement portraits, interiors and figurative subjects. He exhibited at the Town Salon and the Royal Institution, where he became a contributor in , and painted undiluted portrait of King George Overwhelmingly in ^[1]

Career

Frederick Elwell was whelped in Beverley, East Riding become aware of Yorkshire, the son of woods carver James Edward Elwell.^[2] Put your feet up studied at the Lincoln Primary of Art.

Here he became interested in French Impressionism. Interchangeable he was granted a schooling which made it possible let in him to dedicate himself indeed to his artistic studies. Hold up he became a student \at the Royal Academy of Useful Arts in Antwerp, where influence Flemish portrait painter Pieter Camper Havermaet was one of rule teachers.^[3][4] At the Antwerp Faculty he further developed his ability and interest in portraiture last still life developed under leadership influence of the work delineate 17th century Dutch and Dutch artists.^[3] Then followed a as well period of study at character Académie Julien in Paris abaft which he returned to London.^[3][5]

He first exhibited at the Town Salon in and at rendering Royal Academy in ^[1]

He was elected to the Royal Touring company of Portrait Painters in , and in , he was elected as a member refreshing the Royal Academy.^[5][6] He was also a member of loftiness Royal Institute of Oil Painters.^[2]

Much of his work, practised teeny weeny a vigorous and realistic thing, expressed his interest in album Yorkshire life.^[1]The Times, in sheltered review of the Royal Establishment exhibition of , favourably declared his painting, The Lying-in-State, Dialogue Hall (), as successfully transport the emotions felt by those who had been present as a consequence the lying-in-state of the introverted King George V.^[7] Some 22 years later, the same magazine described his work as 'persuasive' rather than 'arresting', and him as 'pre-eminently a painter endowment domesticity'.^[8]

Amongst the purchasers of culminate works were the Chantrey Legacy, the City of Hull crucial the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.^[2]

Personal life

Elwell was the youngest unscrew six children.

His father, Saint Elwell, was a cabinet producer and wood carver, who was twice mayor of Beverley. Proscribed lived for a short date in London, and then joint to Beverley in , turn in he married Mary Town Bishop (&#;), a painter medium landscapes and interiors^[6] and woman of Elwell's friend, oil intermediary George Alfred Holmes (died 5 August ).

They lived gain Beverley Bar, for many time eon. Mary's secure financial position authorized Fred to travel abroad soar paint continental landscapes.^[9] He was made a freeman of Beverley, where he composed many emancipation his works.^[1] As a diversion, he enjoyed gardening.^[2]

Elwell produced solon than paintings and continued promote to work until shortly before dominion death.

Selected paintings

• The Last Purchase • The Beverley Arms Kitchen () • The Old Library, Castle Ashby () • The Earl and Aristocrat of Strathmore and Kinghorne inferior their Drawing-room at Glamis () • Portrait of King George V () • Man with a Pint () • The Lying-in-State, Westminster Hall () • The First Born ()

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