Charles Napier Kennedy
Charles Napier Kennedy | |
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Born | 1852 |
Died | 1898 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Artist |
Spouse(s) | Lucy Marwood |
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Perseus and Andromeda, 1890
Charles Napier Kennedy (1852, London – 1898, St Ives) was a British artist. He studied at the Slade School and was renowned for his mythological paintings.
He was elected to the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1883 and became an Associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1896.[1]
His wife Lucy (née Marwood) was also an artist. Kennedy died in St Ives, Cornwall, in 1898, at the age of 46.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Charles Napier Kennedy". Cornwall Artists Index.
Additional sources[]
- Charles Napier Kennedy, Portrait and Figure Painter – Library Ireland
- Portraits need restoration[permanent dead link] Londonderry Sentinel.
External links[]
- Charles Napier Kennedy at Artmagick.com
Categories:
- 1852 births
- 1898 deaths
- Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art
- British male painters
- Painters from London
- 19th-century British painters
- 19th-century male artists
- British artist stubs
- English painter stubs