Theodore Blake Wirgman
Theodore Blake Wirgman (29 April 1848 – 16 January 1925) was an English painter and etcher who moved to London, studied at the Royal Academy schools, became a painter of history and genre subjects, and worked as a portrait artist for The Graphic. Theodore Wirgman was born and died in London. He and his brothers, Charles Wirgman and Francis Wirgman (1837-1870), were the sons of Ferdinand Charles Wirgman (1806-57) and Frances Letitia Brereton. Ferdinand Charles' family of successful silversmiths had come to London from Sweden early in the 18th century. Their sister Clara (1841-1905) married into the French family Thevenard. [1] [2]
He worked from a studio at 24 Dawson Place, London, and joined The Arts Club in 1892. [3]
Wirgman was part of a group of avant-garde young artists who emulated Edward Burne-Jones and Simeon Solomon. This group was made up of Walter Crane, Robert Bateman, Harry Ellis Wooldridge and Edward Clifford.
References
- ↑ Britain and Japan, 1859-1991: Themes ... - Google Book Search at books.google.co.za
- ↑ DAAO Charles Wirgman at www.daao.org.au
- ↑ THE CORRESPONDENCE OF JAMES McNEILL WHISTLER
- DAAO Charles Wirgman at www.daao.org.au
Bibliography
- Bénézit, E., Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 8 vols, Paris, 1956-61.
External links
Media related to Theodore Blake Wirgman at Wikimedia Commons
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- Portrait of Marjory and Dorothy Lees in the collection at Gallery Oldham.
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