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Tag: George Percy Jacomb-Hood

16 Works, July 6th. is George Percy Jacomb-Hood’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #183

Aug 8, 2021

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George Percy Jacomb-Hood MVO (6 July 1857–11 December 1929) was a painter, etcher and illustrator. He was a founding member of the New English Art Club and Society of Portrait Painters… Please follow link for full post

The central challenge of history painting lay in selecting a particular subject that could engage the heart and instruct the mind. In devising appropriate figures, the painter demonstrated his mastery of anatomy and expression. Grand settings and symbolic accessories proved the artist’s grasp of perspective depth and still-life draftsmanship. Compositions and color schemes had to be carefully conceived to accentuate the principal characters and to clarify the meanings of the incidents. National Gallery

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Tag: George Percy Jacomb-Hood

16 Works, July 6th. is George Percy Jacomb-Hood’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #183