Frederick Richard Pickersgill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British artist
Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1820
Place of Birth: London
Date of Death: 20-Dec-1900
Profession: illustrator, painter
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Frederick Richard Pickersgill
- Frederick Richard Pickersgill (25 September 1820 – 20 December 1900) was an English painter and book illustrator.
- Born in London into a family of artists, he was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1840.
- He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1839 and 1875.
- Most of these works depicted scenes drawn from literature (including Edmund Spenser and John Milton), religion, and history.Pickersgill's The Burial of Harold was accepted as a decoration for the Houses of Parliament in 1847 for the sum of £500.
- He also did some landscapes under the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites. In 1856 Pickersgill was photographed at The Photography Institute by Robert Howlett, as part of a series of portraits of artists.
- The picture was among a group exhibited at the Art Treasures Exhibition in Manchester in 1857.
- In addition, Pickersgill seems to have experimented with photography himself.Pickersgill was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1847 and a full Royal Academician in June 1857, but retired in 1888.
- He was keeper of the Royal Academy Schools from 1873 to 1887.
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| Description | painter and illustrator | ||
| Date of birth/death | 25 September 1820 | 20 December 1900 | |
| Location of birth/death | London | Isle of Wight | |
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