Arthur Hacker
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Arthur Hacker (September 25, 1858 – November 12, 1919) was an English pre-Raphaelite painter.
Born in London in 1858, Hacker was the son of Edward Hacker, a line engraver specialising in animal and sporting prints (who was also for many years the official Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths for Kentish Town in the St Pancras registration district, north London). In his art he was most known for painting religious scenes and portraits, and his art was also influenced by his extensive travels in Spain and North Africa. He studied at the Royal Academy between 1867 and 1880, and at the Atelier Bonnat in Paris. He was twice exhibited at the Royal Academy, in 1878 and 1910. In 1894 he was the subject of a bust by Edward Onslow Ford. An original portrait by Hacker of Sir Alfred Keogh by hangs in the RAMC HQ Mess at Millbank, London. He died in London on November 12, 1919.
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| NAME | Hacker, Arthur |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1919 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | London, England |
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