Frederick Richard Pickersgill | |
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 Self portrait,c. 1850 | |
| Born | (1820-09-25)25 September 1820 London, England |
| Died | 20 December 1900(1900-12-20) (aged 80) Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England |
| Notable work | The Burial of Harold Orsino and Viola |
Frederick Richard PickersgillRA[nb 1] (25 September 1820 – 20 December 1900) was an English painter and bookillustrator. Born in London into a family of artists, he was admitted to theRoyal Academy Schools in 1840.[2] He exhibited regularly at theRoyal Academy between 1839 and 1875. Most of these works depicted scenes drawn from literature (includingEdmund Spenser andJohn Milton), religion, and history.[2]
Pickersgill'sThe Burial ofHarold was accepted as a decoration for theHouses of Parliament in 1847 for the sum of £500.[2] He also did somelandscapes under the influence of thePre-Raphaelites.
In 1856 Pickersgill was photographed at The Photography Institute byRobert Howlett, as part of a series of portraits of artists. The picture was among a group exhibited at theArt Treasures Exhibition in Manchester in 1857.[3] In addition, Pickersgill seems to have experimented with photography himself.[2]
Pickersgill was elected anAssociate of the Royal Academy in 1847 and a fullRoyal Academician in June 1857, but retired in 1888.[1][2] He was keeper of the Royal Academy Schools from 1873 to 1887.[1][2]
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