Frederick morgan painter biography
Frederick Morgan (painter)
English painter
Frederick Morgan ROI | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1847 London, England |
| Died | 3 April 1927 |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | paintings of portraits, animals, domestic and country scenes |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Alice Mary Havers (until her death); two further spouses |
| Children | 3 ; 2 further children from second marriage |
Frederick MorganROI (1847 – 3 April 1927) was an English painter of portraits, animals, domestic and country scenes. He became known for his idyllic genre scenes of childhood.[1][2]
Biography
Morgan was born in London to John Morgan and his wife, Henrietta Hester Clare.[3] His father was a successful genre artist sometimes known as 'Jury Morgan' (after one of his paintings The Gentlemen of the Jury). At the age of 14, he was taken out of school by his father who then tutored him in art. At the age of 16, while still studying with his father, his first picture, The Re