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 Frank Bernard Dicksee | |
| Born | (1853-11-27)27 November 1853 |
| Died | 17 October 1928(1928-10-17) (aged 74) London, England, UK |
Sir Francis Bernard DickseeKCVO PRA (27 November 1853 – 17 October 1928) was anEnglishVictorianpainter andillustrator, best known for his pictures of dramatic literary, historical, and legendary scenes. He also was a noted painter ofportraits of fashionable women, which helped to bring him success in his own time.
Dicksee's father,Thomas Dicksee, was a painter who taught Frank as well as his sisterMargaret from a young age. The family lived in Fitzroy Square, Bloomsbury.[1] Dicksee enrolled in theRoyal Academy Schools in 1870 and achieved early success. He was elected to the Academy in 1891 and became its president in 1924.[2]
He wasknighted in 1925, and named to theRoyal Victorian Order by KingGeorge V in 1927. In 1921 Dicksee exhibited at the first exhibition of theSociety of Graphic Art in London.[3]
Dicksee paintedThe Funeral of a Viking (1893;Manchester Art Gallery), which was donated in 1928 by Arthur Burton in memory of his mother to the Corporation of Manchester. Victorian critics gave it both positive and negative reviews, for its perfection as a showpiece and for its dramatic and somewhat staged setting, respectively. The painting was used by Swedish Viking/Black metal bandBathory for the cover of their 1990 album,Hammerheart.
A book on Frank Dicksee's life and work with a full catalogue of his known paintings and drawings by Simon Toll was published by Antique Collector's Club in 2016.[4]
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