Solomon Alexander Hart
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Solomon Alexander Hart (1806-1881) was a British painter.
He was born at Plymouth, the son of Samuel Hart (fl. 1785–1830), a Jewish engraver and teacher of Hebrew. He remained an observant Jew all his life. He served as an engraver's apprentice in London where he studied at the Royal Academy, and excelled in miniature painting. Hart became celebrated as a painter of historical scenes and characters, and in 1854 was appointed professor of Painting in the Royal Academy, and subsequently librarian.
[edit] Works
- Henry I. receiving intelligence of the Death of his Son
- Milton visiting Galileo in Prison
- Wolsey and Buckingham
- Lady Jane Grey in the Tower
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Obituary, Jewish Chronicle (17 June 1881)
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