The parish records for St Mary Coslany Church, Norwich, show that Robert Dixon was born on 28 September 1780 and was baptised the following week on 8 October.[1] He was trained at the Royal Academy Schools and in his early twenties became a scenery painter for the Theatre Royal in Norwich. He is known to have turned down an offer to work in London with the stage designer William Capon.[2]
In 1803 John Crome and Robert Ladbrooke formed the Norwich Society of Artists, a group that also included Dixon, Charles Hodgson, Daniel Coppin, James Stark and George Vincent. Their first exhibition, in 1805, marked the start of the Norwich School of painters, the first art movement created outside London.[3] He contributed with the Norwich Society of Artists from 1805, but poor health forced to resign his membership from the Society in 1812. He died in 1815, aged 35.[4]
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^Robert Dixon in "Archdeacons transcripts for Norwich parishes, 1600-1812", FamilySearch (Robert Dixon).
^Walpole, Art and Artists of the Norwich School, p.150.
^Walpole, Art and Artists of the Norwich School, p.19.
^Walpole, Art and Artists of the Norwich School, p.151.
Bibliographyedit
Walpole, Josephine (1997). Art and Artists of the Norwich School. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club Holme. ISBN1-85149-261-5.
External linksedit
Works by Robert Dixon in the Norfolk Museums Collections
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robert, dixon, artist, robert, dixon, 1780, 1815, english, artist, known, work, watercolour, painting, member, norwich, school, painters, robert, dixonbornrobert, dixon28, september, 1780died1815nationalityenglishknown, forlandscape, paintingmovementnorwich, s. Robert Dixon 1780 1815 was an English artist known for his work in watercolour painting He was a member of the Norwich School of painters Robert DixonBornRobert Dixon28 September 1780Died1815NationalityEnglishKnown forLandscape paintingMovementNorwich School of painters Contents 1 Life 2 Notes 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksLife editThe parish records for St Mary Coslany Church Norwich show that Robert Dixon was born on 28 September 1780 and was baptised the following week on 8 October 1 He was trained at the Royal Academy Schools and in his early twenties became a scenery painter for the Theatre Royal in Norwich He is known to have turned down an offer to work in London with the stage designer William Capon 2 In 1803 John Crome and Robert Ladbrooke formed the Norwich Society of Artists a group that also included Dixon Charles Hodgson Daniel Coppin James Stark and George Vincent Their first exhibition in 1805 marked the start of the Norwich School of painters the first art movement created outside London 3 He contributed with the Norwich Society of Artists from 1805 but poor health forced to resign his membership from the Society in 1812 He died in 1815 aged 35 4 Notes editReferences edit Robert Dixon in Archdeacons transcripts for Norwich parishes 1600 1812 FamilySearch Robert Dixon Walpole Art and Artists of the Norwich School p 150 Walpole Art and Artists of the Norwich School p 19 Walpole Art and Artists of the Norwich School p 151 Bibliography editWalpole Josephine 1997 Art and Artists of the Norwich School Woodbridge Antique Collectors Club Holme ISBN 1 85149 261 5 External links editWorks by Robert Dixon in the Norfolk Museums Collections nbsp This biographical article about a painter from England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Dixon artist amp oldid 1096205835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
