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John Callcott Horsley

1817

WA-00070363

PaintingCranbrook Colony

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80%

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WikidataQ1699529

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2 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Artsy· 92%✓
Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
LocationArtsy + Wikidata· 85%

Source Registry (2)

Tatehttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-callcott-horsley-277
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/john-callcott-horsley
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

John Callcott Horsley was an English academic painter of genre and historical scenes, illustrator, and designer of the first Christmas card. He was a member of the artist's colony in Cranbrook.

Source: Tate · Trust score: 95% · Updated 1mo ago

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Cranbrook Colony

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TateCity of Westminster

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Artworks (30)

Portrait of Martin Colnaghi

1889 · oil paint

Richard Norman Shaw, RA

Giotto (c.1267–1337) (design for a mosaic in the Victoria and Albert Museum)

1872 · oil paint

The Banker's Private Room, Negotiating a Loan

1870 · oil paint

The Truant in Hiding

1870 · oil paint

Margaret Ramshaw, Lady Armstrong (1807-1893)

1868 · oil paint

Rent Day at Haddon Hall

The Morning of St Valentine

1865 · oil paint

Queen Victoria with the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and Other Members of the Royal Family

1864 · oil paint

Princess Beatrice (1857-1944)

1858 · oil paint

Youth and Age

1857 · oil paint

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Interior with Woman Reading to Child

1856 · etching

The Pet of the Common

1853 · oil paint

A Madrigal

1852 · oil paint

L'Allegro and Il Penseroso

1850 · oil paint

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Artwork sources (2)

30 published of 30 catalogued · 30 with image

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29 published29 img
Tate
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

50 entries · 1 sources

Princess Beatrice (1857-1944)
1858 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Pet of the Common
1853 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Margaret Ramshaw, Lady Armstrong (1807-1893)
1868 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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A Madrigal
1852 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1857 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Youth and Age
1857 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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L'Allegro and Il Penseroso
1850 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Going to a Party
1866 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Interior with Woman Reading to Child
1856 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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The Truant in Hiding
1870 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Cranbrook Colony

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City of Westminster, United Kingdom

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