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The Corner of the Villa Print by Edward John Poynter

The Corner of the Villa

Feeding the Sacred Ibis in the Halls of Karnac Print by Edward John Poynter

Feeding the Sacred Ibis in the Halls of Karnac

Corner of the marketplace Print by Edward John Poynter

Corner of the marketplace

The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon Print by Edward John Poynter

The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon

Israel in Egypt Print by Edward John Poynter

Israel in Egypt

Andromeda Print by Edward John Poynter

Andromeda

Diadumene Print by Edward John Poynter

Diadumene

Zenobia Captive Print by Edward John Poynter

Zenobia Captive

Cave of the Storm Nymphs Print by Edward John Poynter

Cave of the Storm Nymphs

Helena and Hermia Print by Edward John Poynter

Helena and Hermia

Cressida Print by Edward John Poynter

Cressida

Lesbia and her Sparrow Print by Edward John Poynter

Lesbia and her Sparrow

By Severnside. Bridgnorth Print by Edward John Poynter

By Severnside. Bridgnorth

A Moonlight Scene. Venice Print by Edward John Poynter

A Moonlight Scene. Venice

Prodigal's Return Print by Edward John Poynter

Prodigal's Return

Psyche in the Temple of Love Print by Edward John Poynter

Psyche in the Temple of Love

Asterie Print by Edward John Poynter

Asterie

Psyche Print by Edward John Poynter

Psyche

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Helena and Hermia

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Feeding the Sacred Ibis in the Halls of Karnac

Edward John Poynter

On Guard in the Time of Pharaohs

Edward John Poynter

Adoration to Ra

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Faithful unto Death. Last Days of Pompeii

Edward John Poynter

A Corner of the Villa

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A Roman boat race

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At low tide

Edward John Poynter

Cressida

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Diadumene

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Fishing, the nymph of the stream

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Israel in Egypt

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The Catapult

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The fortune teller

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The Violinist

Edward John Poynter

The vision of Endymion

A Visit to Aesculapius
Helen of Troy
The Cave of the Storm Nymphs

Drawings

Minerva Print by Edward John Poynter

The Dancer

The Dancer Print by Edward John Poynter

Minerva

Study of a seated nude for When the World was Young Print by Edward John Poynter

Study of a seated nude for When the World was Young

Minerva Print by Edward John Poynter

Minerva

Study for At low Tide Print by Edward John Poynter

Study for At low Tide

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Cave of the Storm Nymphs Print by Edward John Poynter

Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet PRA (Paris 20 March 1836 – 26 July 1919 London) was an English painter, designer, and draughtsman who served as President of the Royal Academy. Edward Poynter was the son of the architect Ambrose Poynter. He was born in Paris, though his parents returned to Britain soon after. He was educated at Brighton College and Ipswich School, but left school early for reasons of ill health, spending winters in Madeira and Rome. In 1853 he met Frederick Leighton in Rome, who made a great impression on the 17-year-old Poynter. On his return to London he studied at Leigh's academy in Newman Street and the Royal Academy Schools, before going to Paris to study in the studio of the classicist painter Charles Gleyre where James McNeill Whistler and George du Maurier were fellow-students.

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Portrait of Sir Edward J. Poynter PRA, Alphonse Legros

In 1866 Poynter married the famous beauty Agnes MacDonald, daughter of the Rev G B MacDonald of Wolverhampton, and they had three children. Her sister Georgiana married the artist Edward Burne-Jones; her sister Alice was the mother of writer Rudyard Kipling; and her sister Louisa was the mother of three-times-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Stanley Baldwin.

Career

He became best known for his large historical paintings such as Israel in Egypt (1867; Guildhall Art Gallery, London), followed by St George for England (1869), a mosaic for the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster, depicting St George and the Dragon.[1] Visit of the Queen of Sheba (1871–75) and King Solomon (1890). He was admitted as an associate of the Royal Academy in 1869.[2]

Poynter held a number of official posts: he was the first Slade Professor at University College London from 1871 to 1875, principal of the National Art Training School from 1875 to 1881 and director of the National Gallery from 1894 to 1904 (overseeing the opening of the Tate Gallery). He became a Royal Academician in 1876. In 1896, on the death of Sir John Millais, Poynter was elected President of the Royal Academy. He received a knighthood in the same year and an honorary degree from Cambridge University in 1898.[3] He was made a baronet in 1902.

Edward John Poynter

Edward John Poynter, 1860s

It appears from the subjects of his paintings (King Solomon and King Solomon's Temple) and his association with Kipling that he was a Freemason. Prints of his painting The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon are to be found in many Masonic Lodges around the world.

Poynter's old school, Brighton College held an exhibition of Poynter's paintings and drawings entitled 'Life at Arms Length' in its Burstow Gallery in November–December 1995.


Bibliography

Ten lectures on art (London: Chapman and Hall, 1880).
Buxton, H. J. Wilmot (co-author). German, Flemish and Dutch painting (Scribner and Welford, 1881).
Head, Percy Head (co-author). Classic and Italian painting (London: S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1890)

References

Jarrold Publishing, Norwich. Palace of Westminster Collection
"The Register, Adelaide, June 27, 1902". Trove. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

"Poynter, Edward John (PNTR898SE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

Sources

Bell,Malcolm. Drawings of Sir E. J. Poynter ( London: G. Newnes, ltd., 1905).
Sir Edward John, Bart Poynter (1911 Encyclopædia Britannica)

External links

Edward Poynter online (ArtCyclopedia)
Edward Poynter – biography and paintings (artmagick.com)
Edward Poynter – biography and paintings (Art Renewal Center)
Poynter, Edward John, Sir (Dictionary of art historians)
Pears Soap Company & Sir Edward Poynter – "At Low Tide" ("Art of the Print")
Works by Edward Poynter at Project Gutenberg
Works by or about Edward Poynter at Internet Archive

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