Joseph Finnemore
Joseph Finnemore (1860–1939) was a prolific book and magazine illustrator who also worked for the Religious Tract Society. He was also a painter in oils. He was born in Birmingham in 1860 and educated at the Birmingham School of Art and in Antwerp under Charles Verlat.
Joseph Finnemore
Joseph Finnemore · Hutchinson's story of the nations, containing the Egyptians, the Chinese, India, the Babylonian nation, the Hittites, the Assyrians, the Phoenicians and the Carthaginians, the Phrygians, the Lydians · Public domain
- Born
- 1860 · Birmingham.
- Died
- 1939
- Nationality
- United Kingdom · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- artist · illustrator · painter
- Fields
- illustration · painting
- Education
- Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
- Languages
- English
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Joseph Finnemore (1860–1939) was a prolific book and magazine illustrator who also worked for the Religious Tract Society. He was also a painter in oils. He was born in Birmingham in 1860 and educated at the Birmingham School of Art and in Antwerp under Charles Verlat.
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1860
Joseph Finnemore born at Birmingham.
1939
Joseph Finnemore died.
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Following a tour of Europe and the Near East in the early 1880s, he settled in London in 1884. James' Palace January 24, 1901 and On the Lookout, A Stormy Night. His illustrations include work for Arthur Conan Doyle. • Illustration — A pencil signature by the artist Joseph Finnemore
Joseph Finnemore studied at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is illustration and painting. Places of work recorded in the authority are Birmingham, Antwerp and Edam. Work by Joseph Finnemore is recorded in the collections of Zuiderzeemuseum.
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Joseph Finnemore is recorded with the occupation artist. Recorded as artist, illustrator and painter.
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