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ArtistsJohn Roddam Spencer Stanhope
John Roddam Spencer Stanhope

John Roddam Spencer Stanhope

1829
WA-00070603
PaintingPre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
15
Works in Collection
19
Assets Indexed
5
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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  • Is PublishedManual· 100%
  • Birth yearArtsy· 85%
  • LocationArtsy· 85%
  • NationalityArtsy· 85%
  • BiographyAi Generated· 72%

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John Roddam Spencer Stanhope was a British painter working in oil, watercolor, fresco, tempera, and mixed media. His subjects ranged across mythology, allegory, biblical narrative, and contemporary scenes. Associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, Stanhope worked alongside Edward Burne-Jones and George Frederic Watts, and his practice intersected with Aestheticism and British Symbolism. Born in Yorkshire, he spent his later years in Florence.

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

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Artworks (15)

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Artwork sources (2)

15 published of 16 catalogued · 15 with image
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  • Tate
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

50 entries · 2 sources
  • The Wine Press
    1864 · Tate · 6 prov
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  • Thoughts of the Past
    1859 · Tate · 6 prov
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  • The Expulsion from Eden
    1900 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • Charon and Psyche
    1883 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • The Waters of Lethe by the Plains of Elysium
    1880 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • The Rescue
    1880 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • Love and the Maiden
    1877 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • Eve Tempted
    1877 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • The Gentle Music of a Bygone Day
    1873 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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  • "Why seek ye the living among the dead?" ...
    1880 · Wikidata · 3 prov
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Relationships

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Representation & Collections

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Tate
City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Background

Education

University of Oxford
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