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Relationship to john william waterhouse:

Fellow artist, friend.

Brief Biography:

DRAPER, Herbert James (1863-1920)

Painter of historical and imaginative subjects and portraits of his contemporaries. Born in London. Studied art at St. John's Wood School of Art and in 1884 gained admission to the R.A. Schools. In 1887 he was awarded a prize of £40 for a design for a wall decoration. He also gained the Landseer Scholarship for two years at £40 p.a. Travelled at that time in Spain, Morocco, Italy, France, Holland and Belgium. Worked in Paris at the Acadé Julian in 1891 and took a studio for the winter 1891-92 at Rome. Returned home and established a studio in Kensington. Exhibited at the R.A. from 1887. Achieved his first public success with The Sea Maiden, exhibited at the R.A. in 1894, and became a very popular painter of his day. A retrospective exhibition was held in 1913 at the Leicester Galleries. Died in London on 22nd September 1920.

Source: Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950, Grant M. Waters, Eastbourne, 1975.

R.A.: Royal Academy

DOCUMENTED RELATIONSHIP:

- Shared models with Waterhouse (see Simon Toll's monograph)

IMAGE GALLERY

Photograph of Herbert Draper

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