Monkhouse was born and raised in London. His father, Cyril John Monkhouse, was a solicitor, and his mother's maiden name was Delafosse. Monkhouse was educated at St Paul's School, stopped his schooling at the age of seventeen to enter the board of trade as a junior supplementary clerk, from which grade he rose eventually to be the assistant-secretary to the finance department of the office. In 1870–1871 he visited South America in connection with the hospital accommodation for seamen at Valparaíso, Chile, and other ports; he served on different departmental committees, notably that of 1894–1896 on the Mercantile Marine Fund. Monkhouse was twice married: first, to Laura, daughter of James Keymer of Dartford; and, secondly, to Leonora Eliza, daughter of Commander Blount, R.N.[2]
Cosmo Monkhouse was one of those who not only have a vocation, but an avocation. Cosmo's first bias was to poetry, and in 1865 he issued A Dream of Idleness and Other Poems, a collection strongly coloured by his admiration for Wordsworth and Tennyson. It was marked by exceptional maturity and scarcely received the recognition it deserved. Perhaps owing to this circumstance, it was not until 1890 that he put forth Corn and Poppies, a collection containing at least one memorable effort in the well-known "Dead March". Five years later, a limited edition of the striking ballad of The Christ upon the Hill appeared; it was illustrated with etchings by William Strang. After Cosmo's death, his poetical output was completed by Pasiteles the Elder and other Poems (including The Christ upon the Hill).[2]
Cosmo Monkhouse (1892) by William Strang, signed by both the artist and sitter, with a dedication by the latter
In 1868 Monkhouse wrote a novel A Question of Honour. Then, after preluding with a Life of Turner in the "Great Artists Series" (1879), he devoted himself almost exclusively to art criticism. Besides many contributions to the Academy, Saturday Review, Magazine of Art and other periodicals, he published volumes on The Italian Pre-Raphaelites (1887), The Earlier English Water-Colour Painters (1890 and 1897), In the National Gallery (1895) and British Contemporary Artists (1899). He wrote a monograph on the illustrator of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland entitled The Life and Work of Sir John Tenniel, R. I. (London: 1901). He was a contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography from the beginning. Monkhouse also wrote a life of Leigh Hunt in the "Great Writers Series" (1887).[2][3] He wrote a monograph on Chinese ceramics entitled A history and description of Chinese Porcelain, (London; Chapman, 1901).
According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition: "As an art critic, Monkhouse's judgments were highly valued. He had the rare gift of differing without offending, while he invariably secured respect for his honesty and ability. As a poet, his ambition was wide and his devotion to the art ... thorough."[2]
He was twice married: first in 1865 to Laura, daughter of James Keymer of Dartford in Kent; second in 1873 to Leonora Eliza, the daughter of Commander Blount, R.N., by whom he had two sons and six daughters.[4]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Monkhouse, William Cosmo". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 74.
"Monkhouse, William Cosmo (1840–1901)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35067. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Dana M. Garvey: "Cosmo Monkhouse: Constructing the Late Victorian Artist". The Princeton University Library Chronicle, Vol. 69, No. 1 (Autumn 2007), pp. 140–150 (JSTOR)
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William Cosmo Monkhouse 18 March 1840 20 July 1901 was a British poet and critic William Cosmo MonkhouseMonkhouse by John McLure Hamilton 1 Born 1840 03 18 18 March 1840London EnglandDied20 July 1901 1901 07 20 aged 61 Occupation s Poet and art criticSpousesLaura Keymer Leonora Eliza Blount Contents 1 Biography 2 Family 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography editMonkhouse was born and raised in London His father Cyril John Monkhouse was a solicitor and his mother s maiden name was Delafosse Monkhouse was educated at St Paul s School stopped his schooling at the age of seventeen to enter the board of trade as a junior supplementary clerk from which grade he rose eventually to be the assistant secretary to the finance department of the office In 1870 1871 he visited South America in connection with the hospital accommodation for seamen at Valparaiso Chile and other ports he served on different departmental committees notably that of 1894 1896 on the Mercantile Marine Fund Monkhouse was twice married first to Laura daughter of James Keymer of Dartford and secondly to Leonora Eliza daughter of Commander Blount R N 2 Cosmo Monkhouse was one of those who not only have a vocation but an avocation Cosmo s first bias was to poetry and in 1865 he issued A Dream of Idleness and Other Poems a collection strongly coloured by his admiration for Wordsworth and Tennyson It was marked by exceptional maturity and scarcely received the recognition it deserved Perhaps owing to this circumstance it was not until 1890 that he put forth Corn and Poppies a collection containing at least one memorable effort in the well known Dead March Five years later a limited edition of the striking ballad of The Christ upon the Hill appeared it was illustrated with etchings by William Strang After Cosmo s death his poetical output was completed by Pasiteles the Elder and other Poems including The Christ upon the Hill 2 nbsp Cosmo Monkhouse 1892 by William Strang signed by both the artist and sitter with a dedication by the latterIn 1868 Monkhouse wrote a novel A Question of Honour Then after preluding with a Life of Turner in the Great Artists Series 1879 he devoted himself almost exclusively to art criticism Besides many contributions to the Academy Saturday Review Magazine of Art and other periodicals he published volumes on The Italian Pre Raphaelites 1887 The Earlier English Water Colour Painters 1890 and 1897 In the National Gallery 1895 and British Contemporary Artists 1899 He wrote a monograph on the illustrator of Alice s Adventures in Wonderland entitled The Life and Work of Sir John Tenniel R I London 1901 He was a contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography from the beginning Monkhouse also wrote a life of Leigh Hunt in the Great Writers Series 1887 2 3 He wrote a monograph on Chinese ceramics entitled A history and description of Chinese Porcelain London Chapman 1901 According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica Eleventh Edition As an art critic Monkhouse s judgments were highly valued He had the rare gift of differing without offending while he invariably secured respect for his honesty and ability As a poet his ambition was wide and his devotion to the art thorough 2 Monkhouse died at Skegness on 2 July 1901 4 Family editHe was twice married first in 1865 to Laura daughter of James Keymer of Dartford in Kent second in 1873 to Leonora Eliza the daughter of Commander Blount R N by whom he had two sons and six daughters 4 Notes edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about William Cosmo Monkhouse National Portrait Gallery London a b c d Chisholm 1911 Monkhouse William Cosmo Anderson John Parker 1893 Life of Leigh Hunt London Walter Scott Ltd a b Dobson 1912 References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Monkhouse William Cosmo Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 18 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 74 Dobson Henry Austin 1912 Monkhouse William Cosmo In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography 2nd supplement London Smith Elder amp Co Monkhouse William Cosmo 1840 1901 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 35067 Subscription or UK public library membership required Dana M Garvey Cosmo Monkhouse Constructing the Late Victorian Artist The Princeton University Library Chronicle Vol 69 No 1 Autumn 2007 pp 140 150 JSTOR External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Cosmo Monkhouse Works by William Cosmo Monkhouse at Project Gutenberg Works by or about William Cosmo Monkhouse at Internet Archive Works by William Cosmo Monkhouse at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Cosmo Monkhouse amp oldid 1176634522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
