biography
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Watts, George Frederick
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1817–1904)
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| biography:
| Painter, born in London, UK. He studied in London, and first attracted notice by his cartoon of ‘Caractacus’ (1843) in the competition for murals for the new Houses of Parliament. He became known for his penetrating portraits of notabilities, 150 of which he presented to the National Portrait Gallery in 1904. He also executed some sculpture, notably ‘Physical Energy’ in Kensington Gardens, London. |
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