Edward Poynter

Edward Poynter — Edward Poynter studied at Heatherley School of Fine Art, Ipswich School and Beaux-Arts de Paris. training under Charles Gleyre is recorded. John Collier and Dorothy Tennant are recorded as having studied under Edward Poynter. the recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history. Employment is recorded with Slade School of Fine Art. Positions recorded include President of the Royal Academy of Arts. Membership is recorded of Royal Academy of Arts. Works named in the authority record are Andromeda. Work by Edward Poynter is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Tate and National Gallery of Victoria. Distinctions recorded are Knight Bachelor and baronet. The heading is also recorded as Sir Edward John Poynter, Edward John, Baronet Poynter, Edward John Poynter and Edward John, Sir, bart. Poynter. Edward Poynter is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q465163. The record continues: edward Poynter died in 1919 at London. It is also recorded that edward Poynter is recorded with the citizenship of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward Poynter is recorded as painter, university teacher, art historian and artist.

Edward Poynter in brief

Born
1836
Died
1919
Known for
painter, university teacher, art historian and artist
Place of birth
Paris
Contents

Identity and overview

The following is established of the heading itself.

Edward Poynter is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q465163. It is also recorded that edward Poynter is recorded with the citizenship of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Works and production

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count.

Edward Poynter is recorded with the occupation painter. It is also recorded that wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. It is also recorded that wikidata Query Service catalogues 40 works under this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that open Library catalogues 4 works under this heading.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 4 works under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 4 works under this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that the Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon is dated 1890 and held by Art Gallery of New South Wales (inventory 898). Institutional cataloguing adds that the Cave of the Storm Nymphs is dated 1902 and held by Hermitage Museum and Gardens.

The Golden Age is dated 1875 and held by Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2002.379). The Festival is dated 1875 and held by Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2002.380). Institutional cataloguing adds that helen is dated 1881 and held by Art Gallery of New South Wales (inventory OB2.1968). It is also recorded that the Hon. Violet Monckton is dated 1899 and held by Art Gallery of New South Wales (inventory 6078).

Paul and Apollos is dated 1872 and held by National Gallery (inventory N03320). It is also recorded that the Bells of Saint Mark's, Venice is dated 1903 and held by Birmingham Museums Trust (inventory 1916P30). Institutional cataloguing adds that the Ides of March is dated 1883 and held by Manchester Art Gallery (inventory 1883.18). It is also recorded that the Triumph of Arts and Letters – Nations of the World Presenting Art and Goods to Britannia as at the Great Exhibition of 1851 is dated 1870.

The Ionian Dance is dated 1895 and held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/ba65782547b525cf35172377f914f10d. It is also recorded that landscape near Ageles - Gazost at the foot of the Pyrenees is catalogued and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1978.2.4). Institutional cataloguing adds that the Prodigal's Return is dated 1869 and held by Brigham Young University Museum of Art. Institutional cataloguing adds that phidias (c.480 BC–c.430 BC) (design for a mosaic in the Victoria and Albert Museum) is dated 1864 and held by Victoria and Albert Museum (inventory 1761-1869).

Apelles (design for a mosaic in the Victoria and Albert Museum) is dated 1864 and held by Victoria and Albert Museum (inventory 1760-1869).

Collections and holdings

Institutional holdings are recorded as follows.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 28 objects associated with this name. St Paul's Cathedral records 12 objects associated with this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that national Gallery records 6 objects associated with this heading. Tate records 6 objects associated with this heading.

Royal Academy of Arts records 5 objects associated with this heading. It is also recorded that walker Art Gallery records 4 objects associated with this heading. Q214867 records 4 objects associated with this heading. drawings in the National Gallery of Art records 4 objects associated with this heading.

Manchester Art Gallery records 4 objects associated with this heading. Art Gallery of New South Wales records 3 objects associated with this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that yale Center for British Art records 3 objects associated with this heading. The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 28 objects associated with this heading.

The Art Institute of Chicago records 8 objects associated with this heading. Institutional cataloguing adds that wellcome Collection records 13 objects associated with this heading.

Reception and standing

Documentation and reception are recorded as follows.

Edward Poynter is recorded as having received Knight Bachelor and baronet. It is also recorded that open Library catalogues 4 works under this name.

Sources and evidence

This entry is compiled from 12 catalogued sources across 8 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, Internet Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, DOAJ and Wellcome Collection. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.

In detail

Edward Poynter studied at Heatherley School of Fine Art, Ipswich School and Beaux-Arts de Paris. training under Charles Gleyre is recorded. John Collier and Dorothy Tennant are recorded as having studied under Edward Poynter. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history.

Employment is recorded with Slade School of Fine Art. Positions recorded include President of the Royal Academy of Arts. Membership is recorded of Royal Academy of Arts.

Works named in the authority record are Andromeda.

Work by Edward Poynter is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Tate and National Gallery of Victoria.

Distinctions recorded are Knight Bachelor and baronet.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for Edward Poynter (Internet Archive), 4 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    Poynter, Edward John (Sir), Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Poynter, Sir Edward John, (20 March 1836–26 July 1919), President Royal Academy since 1896, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Poynter, Sir Edward John, first baronet, (1836–1919), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Poynter, Sir Edward John, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    The Works of Edward J. Poynter, R.A., The Art Journal (1875-1887), 1877

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q465163: Edward Poynter

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Edward Poynter”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  9. 9.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Edward Poynter.

    open access index · Unverified

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  10. 10.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Edward Poynter.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  11. 11.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Edward Poynter (28 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  12. 12.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 13 works naming Edward Poynter.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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