The Literary Lord Peter

Artist Information

 

In Chapter II of the Epithalamion Lord Peter mentions the names of several artists whose works hang in the halls of Duke's Denver. A brief explanation for each is provided here.

 

 

"Zucchero" probably refers to Federigo Zuccaro, an Italian painter who lived in the late 1500s. But, as Peter says, the portrait wasn't painted by him anyway.

 

Antonio Moro (1517-1577) was a portrait painter from the Netherlands whose work was prized by European royalty. He signed most of his paintings "Anthonis Mor."

 

Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) was born in Belgium but spent much of his life in England as a court painter for King Charles I. His art had a profound impact on English portrait painting for many years.

 

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) is best known for his painting "Blue Boy." He was known both for his landscapes and his portraits.

 

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was an American, but lived much of his life in London and there gained a reputation as a portrait painter. As Lord Peter implies, Sargent's portraits reveal the individual personalities of the sitters.

 

Charles Wellington Furse (1868-1904) was an English artist. In his relatively short life he still managed to paint an impressive number of portraits, including some of the English nobility.

 

Alfred Munnings (1878-1959) was better known for his fine paintings of horses than of humans. Peter does say that his painting is "of a horse, with Gerald."

 

Philip de Laszlo (1869-1937) was a Hungarian artist who later became a British citizen. He was well-known for portraits of the aristocracy.