John Morgan
Illustration — The Jury (1861) by John Morgan John Morgan (1822–1885) was a British genre artist.
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- Born
- John Morgan was born in 1822. · London.
- Died
- John Morgan died in 1885. · Hastings.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — The Jury (1861) by John Morgan John Morgan (1822–1885) was a British genre artist.
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The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Work by John Morgan is recorded in the collections of Auckland Art Gallery, Walker Art Gallery, Young V&A, Laing Art Gallery and Guildhall Art Gallery.
Born in Pentonville, north London, Morgan studied at the School of Design, London and also trained in Paris under Thomas Couture (1815–1879). Whilst living in Aylesbury in 1861, he found fame with his paintings The Jury and The Country Auction.
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A member of the Society of British Artists (SBA), his work was influenced by Thomas Webster and William Powell Frith. His son Frederick Morgan was an equally popular artist, most noted for His Turn Next, famously used by the Pears Soap advertising campaign. He died in Hastings.
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1822
John Morgan was born on 1 January 1822.
1885
John Morgan died on 1 January 1885.
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John Morgan is recorded with the occupation painter.
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