Lowes Cato Dickinson (1818-1908)
b. 1819 in Kilburn (near London), England; d. 1908 in England
English
portrait painter in the Victorian establishment. Also painted and lithographed
sporting pictures. Son and pupil of stationer and lithographic
publisher, Joseph Dickinson. Inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites. Taught drawing with John Ruskin
and Dante Rossetti. Exhibitions of his portraits at the Royal Academy from
1848-91.
Wood, Victorian ptrs.; Rodney Engen, "Dict. of Victorian
Engravers".
From the "Artist's Papers Registry"
Functions, occupations and activities
Born at Kilburn (27 November
1819), whose father (Joseph Dickinson) had a stationery and lithography publishing business in Bond
Street, London; worked as a lithographer with his father; exhibited at the Royal
Academy (1848-1891); went to Italy and Sicily (1850-1853); returned to London
and took a studio in Langham Chambers and became acquainted with the
Pre-Raphaelites; married Margaret Ellen Williams (15 October 1857) and had two
sons and five daughters; was one of the founders of, and taught drawing at, the
Working Men's College; helped to found, and was treasurer of, the Artists rifles
volunteer corps (1860); moved to Hanwell, Middlesex (1864-1879); built a house
for himself, All Souls' Place, where he died (15 December 1908); buried in
Kensal Green cemetery
Letters (21) to O Browning, c1883-1904
Held at: Cambridge University: King's College Archive
Centre
Document reference: OB
Comments: Access by appointment only
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Lowes Cato Dickinson artwork can be found here:
http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp06888&role=art
http://www.historicalportraits.com/p_view.asp?ID=38522Ai88fBAMrJjE7bMY03Nk6Ercnss
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_spa/history/lm.html