Charles Napier Kennedy
Charles Napier Kennedy ARHA, ROI (1852 in London – 1898 in St Ives) was a British artist. He studied at the Slade School and was renowned for his mythological paintings. He was elected a member (ROI) of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1883, and was elected an Associate member (ARHA) of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1896.
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- Name
- Charles Napier Kennedy
- Born
- 1852
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Died
- 1898
- Place of death
- St Ives, Cornwall, England
- Occupation
- Artist
- Spouse
- Lucy Marwood
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Education
- Slade School of Fine Art
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Charles Napier Kennedy ARHA, ROI (1852 in London – 1898 in St Ives) was a British artist. He studied at the Slade School and was renowned for his mythological paintings. He was elected a member (ROI) of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1883, and was elected an Associate member (ARHA) of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1896.
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His wife Lucy (née Marwood) was also an artist. Kennedy died in St Ives, Cornwall, in 1898, at the age of 46.
Charles Napier Kennedy studied at Slade School of Fine Art. Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Work by Charles Napier Kennedy is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Ireland, Art Gallery of South Australia, Walker Art Gallery, Manchester Art Gallery and The Wilson.
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• Name — Charles Napier Kennedy • Honorific Suffix — ARHA ROI • Born — 1852 • Birthplace — London, England • Died — 1898 • Place of death — St Ives, Cornwall, England • Occupation — Artist • Spouse — Lucy Marwood • Relatives — Charles Kennedy (grandson) • Illustration — Perseus and Andromeda, 1890
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• Charles Napier Kennedy, Portrait and Figure Painter Library Ireland • Londonderry Sentinel.
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