Charles Haslewood Shannon

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Born in Quarrington, Lincolnshire to a country rector, Shannon had a more conventional upbringing than Ricketts and his personality was more reserved. Oscar Wilde likened him to a marigold to Ricketts's orchid. Inspired by a meeting with the French artist Pierre-Cécile Puvis de Chavannes in 1887, Shannon retired from the world to perfect his abilities as a painter while Ricketts provided an income through work as an illustrator. After a decade studying Old Masters such as Titian, the policy came to fruition when he won a gold medal at the Annual Exhibition of Fine Arts, Munich in 1897.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Charles Haslewood Shannon

Date

1897

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 94.2 x W 98.9 cm

Accession number

3107

Acquisition method

Given by the Art Fund, 1942

Work type

Painting

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