John Henry Mole
John Henry Mole (1814 – 13 December 1886) was an artist from Alnwick, Northumberland, in the north of England.[1] He initially worked as a solicitor's clerk in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, before becoming a professional miniature painter in 1835, having no previous education in art.[2][3] He later became a landscape painter, becoming an Associate Member of the New Society of Painters in Water-Colours (later the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours) in 1847 and a full Member the following year, becoming vice-president of the Society in 1884.[2] In 1847 he abandoned miniatures to concentrate on landscapes and portraits of children. Although he lived in London, his works primarily depicted Northumbria, the Lake District and Scotland. A number of his works are held in museums in London and the North of England.[2] He rests in Brompton Cemetery.
References
[edit]- ^ Little, William (1 January 1887). The Illustrated London News (90 ed.). London: The Illustrated London News. p. §3.
- ^ a b c "John Henry Mole". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18897. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ South Kensington Museum (1888). A Catalogue of the National Gallery of British Art at South Kensington. Eyre and Spottiswoode. p. 103.
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