Margetson painted in oils and watercolours. He made his name with portraits of beautiful women, often with modern hairstyles and hats. He also created religious and allegorical artworks. To begin with he worked in an academic, Victorian style. Later he would use a looser brushstyle inspired by the post-impressionists and the pre-raphaelites, and in particular Lawrence Alma-Tadema. His most successful work was the classically decorative The Sea Hath its Pearls which he exhibited in 1897 at the Royal Academy, now in the possession of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, in Australia.
Margetson also worked as an illustrator of books. He was married to the artist Helen Hatton, who he met when they worked on an illustration project together. He lived and worked first in London and later in Blewbury and Wallingford. He died in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, in 1940, at the age of 78.
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The Sea Hath its Pearls
The seashore
A Summer Evening
Poseidon's mistress on the shore
At The Cottage Door
A New Day
A Stitch in Time
Girl by a Lock
Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother
Faith
The Amulet
Nora
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Helen Hatton
Morgan le Fay from Margetson's illustrations for The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights (1908)
william, henry, margetson, december, 1861, january, 1940, british, painter, illustrator, mainly, known, aesthetic, portraits, women, contents, life, work, gallery, references, external, linkslife, work, edit, nbsp, golden, autumn, margetson, born, camberwell, . William Henry Margetson RI December 1861 2 January 1940 was a British painter and illustrator mainly known for his aesthetic portraits of women Contents 1 Life and work 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksLife and work edit nbsp Golden Autumn Margetson was born at Camberwell London He studied at Dulwich College and later at the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy Schools In 1885 he first exhibited at the Royal Academy and later also at the Royal Society of British Artists the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Grosvenor Gallery In late 1885 he won the Armitage Medal for his studies at the RA which is now in the British Museum 1 Margetson painted in oils and watercolours He made his name with portraits of beautiful women often with modern hairstyles and hats He also created religious and allegorical artworks To begin with he worked in an academic Victorian style Later he would use a looser brushstyle inspired by the post impressionists and the pre raphaelites and in particular Lawrence Alma Tadema His most successful work was the classically decorative The Sea Hath its Pearls which he exhibited in 1897 at the Royal Academy now in the possession of the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Australia A portrait of Alfred Tennyson by Margetson is in the National Portrait Gallery in London Margetson also worked as an illustrator of books He was married to the artist Helen Hatton who he met when they worked on an illustration project together He lived and worked first in London and later in Blewbury and Wallingford He died in Wallingford Oxfordshire in 1940 at the age of 78 Gallery edit nbsp The Sea Hath its Pearls nbsp The seashore nbsp A Summer Evening nbsp Poseidon s mistress on the shore nbsp At The Cottage Door nbsp A New Day nbsp A Stitch in Time nbsp Girl by a Lock nbsp Cinderella and the Fairy Godmother nbsp Faith nbsp The Amulet nbsp Nora nbsp Alfred Lord Tennyson nbsp Helen Hatton nbsp Morgan le Fay from Margetson s illustrations for The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights 1908 References edit medal British Museum The British Museum External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Henry Margetson Margetson on Artists and Art 2 artworks by or after William Henry Margetson at the Art UK site Short biography W H Margetson at Library of Congress with 2 library catalogue records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Henry Margetson amp oldid 1213699119, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
