Henry Ryland
Illustration — Henry Ryland Henry Ryland (1856–1924) was a British painter, book illustrator, decorator and designer. He was the son of John Benjamin and Elizabeth Ryland and was born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire in 1856. He studied in London at the South Kensington Art School, and at Heatherley's.
Henry Ryland
Avianus / Petrus Alphonsi / Poggio Bracciolini / Aesop / William Caxton / Joseph Jacobs · File:The fables of Aesop, as first printed by William Caxton in 1484, with those of Avian, Alfonso and Poggio. Vol 2.djvu · Public domain
- Born
- 1856. · Biggleswade.
- Died
- 1924. · Bedford Park and Bedford.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom.
- Occupation
- painter, illustrator and designer.
- Education
- Académie Julian and Heatherley School of Fine Art.
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• Illustration — The Captives Return, circa 1890 • Illustration — An Allegory of Spring • Illustration — Summer, 1890 • Illustration — Rachel at the Well, 1890 • Illustration — Asphodel • Illustration — Campaspe
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1856
Henry Ryland born at Biggleswade.
1924
Henry Ryland died at Bedford Park, Bedford.
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Biggleswade.
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Bedford Park and Bedford.
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He also studied in Paris under Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, and at the Académie Julian under Gustave Boulanger and Lefebvre. He exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery, and from 1890 at the Royal Academy. He also was a regular exhibiter at the New Gallery and the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (formerly the New Society of Painters in Water Colours). He became a full member of the latter institution. • Illustration — Illustration in English Fairy Tales, for "Henny-Penny" Although he did paint in oils, he specialized in highly finished watercolour paintings containing images of young women in classical draperies on marble terraces. Subjects of this type were popularized by Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Albert Moore and J. Unlike Moore he rarely painted nudes. His watercolours were widely reproduced as prints. Ryland also designed stained glass and his woodcuts were used in a number of magazines, including the English Illustrated Magazine in the 1880s and 1890s. In 1901 he married Mabel Louise Mann and had one son and one daughter. In 1911 he was living at 32 Fairfax Road, Bedford Park, London, according to Who's Who. He died on 23 November 1924.
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Henry Ryland, a painter, was born in 1856 in Biggleswade and died in 1924 in London. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Ryland's style mixed themes and subjects from the very different spheres of the Neo-Classical and Pre-Raphaelite movements. His influences include Puvis de Chavanne and Alma-Tadema. Ryland is recognised as the foremost of the neo-classical painters working in watercolour, and is frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy.
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- 2.Joseph Jacobs, English Fairy Tales, "Henny-Penny" transcript
- 3.Henry Ryland RI, 1856-1924: An Overview. www.victorianweb.org.
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