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Herbert James Draper ((1863-11-26)26 November 1863 (baptism record)[1] – (1920-09-22)22 September 1920) was an English Classicist painter whose career began in the Victorian era and extended through the first two decades of the 20th century.

Herbert James Draper
Herbert James Draper
Born	Herbert James Draper (1863-11-26)26 November 1863 London, England
Died	22 September 1920(1920-09-22) (aged 56) London, England
Nationality	English
Education	St John's Wood Art School
Known for	Painting
Notable work	The Lament for Icarus, 1898 Ulysses and the Sirens, 1909
Movement	Classicism
Awards	Gold Medal, 1890 Travelling Scholarship, 1890

Life

Born in London, the son of a fruit merchant named John James Draper and his wife Emma,[2] he was educated at Bruce Castle School in Tottenham[3] and then went on to study art at the Royal Academy.[3] He undertook several educational trips to Rome and Paris between 1888 and 1892, having won the Royal Academy Gold Medal and Travelling Studentship in 1889. In the 1890s, he worked as an illustrator, eventually settling in London. In 1891, he married Ida (née Williams), with whom he had a daughter, Yvonne.[3] He died of arteriosclerosis at the age of 56, in his home on Abbey Road.

Career

Draper's most productive period began in 1894. He focused mainly on mythological themes from ancient Greece. His painting The Lament for Icarus (1898) won the gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900 and was later bought for the Tate Gallery by the Chantrey Trustees. He was also responsible for the decoration of the ceiling of the Drapers' Hall in the City of London.[3][4] Though Draper was neither a member nor an associate of the Royal Academy, he took part in the annual expositions from 1890 on.[3] In later years as the public tastes changed and mythological scenes became less popular he concentrated more on portraits.[3][5]

During his lifetime Draper was quite famous, a well-known portrait painter. In his last years, his popularity faded, though there has recently been a revival of interest in his work on the art market.[6] The sale of his painting The Sea Maiden by the Royal Cornwall Museum in 2010, to help secure its finances, generated debate about the policy of disposing of art works for this purpose.[7]

Simon Toll's book on Draper, published by the Antique Collector's Club is the only modern study of his work and includes a full catalogue of his drawings and paintings.

Gallery

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  The Vintage Morn
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  A Young Girl by a Pool
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  Calypso's Isle
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  The Kelpie, 1903
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  Tristan and Isolde
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  The Water Nymph, 1908
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  Ida Draper
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  Ariadne
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  A Nymph in a Sunlit Glade
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  By Summer Seas
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  The Pearls of Aphrodite
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  The Lamia, 1909
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  Bather
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  Art and the Jade
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  Portrait Of Miss Barbara De Selincourt
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  Clyties of the Mist
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  The Lament for Icarus, 1898
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  For Saint Dorothea's Day, 1899
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  A Water Baby
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  Prospero
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  The Sea Maiden
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  Gates of Dawn
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  In the Studio
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  Sea Melodies
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  Ulysses and the Sirens, 1909
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  Halcyone, 1915

Notes

Further reading

• Toll, Simon: Herbert Draper 1863–1920: A Life Study (Antique Collector's Club; 2003). ISBN 1-85149-378-6

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Herbert James Draper.

• H J Draper (Victorian Web)
• H J Draper online (ArtCyclopedia)
• Works by H J Draper (Tate Gallery)
• H J Draper (Art Renewal Center)
• Works by Herbert James Draper at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Herbert James Draper at Internet Archive

На других языках

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[de] Herbert James Draper

Herbert James Draper (* 1863 in London; † 1920) war ein englischer Maler des Viktorianischen Zeitalters.

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- [en] Herbert James Draper

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[es] Herbert James Draper

Herbert James Draper (Londres, 1863 – 1920) fue un pintor inglés de la época victoriana.[1] Hijo de un joyero, estudió arte en la Real Academia de Londres y se comprometió en varios viajes educativos a Roma y a París entre 1888 y 1892. En 1890 incluso trabajó de ilustrador. En 1891 se casó con Ida (de soltera, Williams) con la que tuvo una hija, Yvonne. En 1894 comenzó su periodo más productivo, principalmente se enfocó en temas mitológicos de la antigua Grecia. Su obra El lamento por Ícaro, de 1898, ganó la medalla de oro en la Exposición Universal de París en 1900. Falleció por arteriosclerosis. En vida fue bastante reconocido y sus retratos apreciados, pero en sus últimos años su fama se desvaneció. Solo a inicios del siglo XXI resurgió el interés por su obra en el mercado del arte.

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[fr] Herbert Draper

Herbert James Draper (né à Londres en novembre 1863 - mort dans sa ville natale le 22 septembre 1920) est un peintre britannique de l'époque victorienne.

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[it] Herbert James Draper

Herbert James Draper (Londra, novembre 1863 – Londra, 22 settembre 1920) è stato un pittore inglese d'età vittoriana.

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[ru] Дрейпер, Герберт Джеймс

Герберт Джеймс Дрейпер (англ. Herbert James Draper; 1863—1920) — английский художник, известен своими женскими образами, которые он заимствовал из мифологии и литературы.

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