Frederick MorganROI (1847 – 3 April 1927) was an English painter of portraits, animals, domestic and country scenes. He became known for his idyllic genre scenes of childhood.[1][2]
Feeding the Rabbits, also known as Alice in Wonderland
Morgan was born in London to John Morgan and his wife, Henrietta Hester Clare.[3] His father was a successful genre artist sometimes known as 'Jury Morgan' (after one of his paintings The Gentlemen of the Jury). At the age of 14, he was taken out of school by his father who then tutored him in art. At the age of 16, while still studying with his father, his first picture, The Rehearsal, was exhibited at the Royal Academy, and, after a hiatus of several years, his paintings were shown there regularly. For a while he worked as a portrait artist for an Aylesbury photographer; this training proved to be crucial as it "taught him how to observe closely and to give the greatest attention to detail."
Eventually he turned to other subjects for his art, in particular idyllic genre scenes of country life and childhood. For many years, starting in 1874, Thomas Agnew & Sons' purchased all the work he produced. Over this period he painted some of his most popular works such as The Doll’s Tea Party (1874), Emigrants' Departure (1875) and School Belles (1877). Most of his painting was done in the village of Shere close to Guildford, a well-known retreat for artists. He also painted in Normandy, including Midday Rest (1879) and An Apple Gathering (1880).
Although an excellent portrait artist, Morgan had problems in depicting pets and barnyard animals - he enlisted the aid of either Arthur John Elsley or Allen Sealey (1850–1927) when such problems needed resolving.
He is known mostly for his romantic and sentimental paintings of children in the same style as his contemporary Arthur John Elsley. His paintings achieved great popularity in his lifetime and were widely published. He exhibited with the Royal Academy and was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI).
In 1872, he married another painter, Alice Mary Havers (1850–1890); they had three children. Their eldest son, Valentine, known as Val Havers, also developed into a painter. Frederick Morgan married twice more, producing two children from the second marriage.
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Bibliographyedit
Oldcastle, John. "The Art of Mr. Fred Morgan" (The Windsor Magazine, June 1905, pg. 18)
External linksedit
Frederick Morgan Art gallery guide (artcyclopedia.com)
Paintings by Morgan (Art Renewal Center Museum)
January 01, 1970
frederick, morgan, painter, frederick, morgan, 1847, april, 1927, english, painter, portraits, animals, domestic, country, scenes, became, known, idyllic, genre, scenes, childhood, frederick, morganroiborn1847london, englanddied3, april, 1927nationalitybritish. Frederick Morgan ROI 1847 3 April 1927 was an English painter of portraits animals domestic and country scenes He became known for his idyllic genre scenes of childhood 1 2 Frederick MorganROIBorn1847London EnglandDied3 April 1927NationalityBritishKnown forpaintings of portraits animals domestic and country scenesSpouse s 1 Alice Mary Havers until her death two further spousesChildren3 2 further children from second marriage Contents 1 Biography 2 Gallery 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksBiography edit nbsp Feeding the Rabbits also known as Alice in Wonderland Morgan was born in London to John Morgan and his wife Henrietta Hester Clare 3 His father was a successful genre artist sometimes known as Jury Morgan after one of his paintings The Gentlemen of the Jury At the age of 14 he was taken out of school by his father who then tutored him in art At the age of 16 while still studying with his father his first picture The Rehearsal was exhibited at the Royal Academy and after a hiatus of several years his paintings were shown there regularly For a while he worked as a portrait artist for an Aylesbury photographer this training proved to be crucial as it taught him how to observe closely and to give the greatest attention to detail Eventually he turned to other subjects for his art in particular idyllic genre scenes of country life and childhood For many years starting in 1874 Thomas Agnew amp Sons purchased all the work he produced Over this period he painted some of his most popular works such as The Doll s Tea Party 1874 Emigrants Departure 1875 and School Belles 1877 Most of his painting was done in the village of Shere close to Guildford a well known retreat for artists He also painted in Normandy including Midday Rest 1879 and An Apple Gathering 1880 Although an excellent portrait artist Morgan had problems in depicting pets and barnyard animals he enlisted the aid of either Arthur John Elsley or Allen Sealey 1850 1927 when such problems needed resolving He is known mostly for his romantic and sentimental paintings of children in the same style as his contemporary Arthur John Elsley His paintings achieved great popularity in his lifetime and were widely published He exhibited with the Royal Academy and was a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters ROI In 1872 he married another painter Alice Mary Havers 1850 1890 they had three children Their eldest son Valentine known as Val Havers also developed into a painter Frederick Morgan married twice more producing two children from the second marriage Morgan s paintings are exhibited at many art galleries and museums including the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and the Russell Cotes Museum in Bournemouth His Turn Next was used to advertise Pears Soap and is in the Lady Lever Art Gallery Port Sunlight 4 Gallery edit nbsp Midday Rest nbsp Not of the Fold nbsp The Apple Gatherers nbsp nbsp Off for the Honeymoon nbsp Which do you love best nbsp The young gallant nbsp His turn nextReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frederick Morgan painter Rehs Galleries biography of Frederick Morgan Rehs com Retrieved 20 September 2012 Frederick Morgan ROI 1856 1927 Myweb tiscali co uk Archived from the original on 23 July 2018 Retrieved 2 June 2008 1871 England Census His turn next Lady Lever Art Gallery Liverpoolmuseums org uk Archived from the original on 9 March 2010 Bibliography editOldcastle John The Art of Mr Fred Morgan The Windsor Magazine June 1905 pg 18 External links editFrederick Morgan Art gallery guide artcyclopedia com Paintings by Morgan Art Renewal Center Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Morgan painter amp oldid 1223176664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
