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Birket Foster, member of the Watercolour Society, 1880. At the age of sixteen Birket Foster became an apprentice to Ebenezer Landells, a well known wood engraver. After his apprenticeship he turned to illustration, and in the 1840s he illustrated several children's books, and was an illustrator for the Illustrated London News. In 1860 he became a member of the Watercolour Society. He also exhibited several oil paintings at the Royal Academy between 1869-1877. In 1876 he was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Berlin.

Date

1880

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A15_203

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (1,2Mo) / 31,6cm x 39,7cm / 3727 x 4686 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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