William Blake Richmond, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Blake Richmond
English painter
Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1842
Place of Birth: London
Date of Death: 11-Feb-1921
Profession: painter
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About William Blake Richmond
- Sir William Blake Richmond KCB, RA, PPRBSA (29 November 1842 – 11 February 1921) was an English portrait painter, sculptor and a designer of stained glass and mosaic.
- He is best known for his portrait work and decorative mosaics in St Paul's Cathedral in London. Richmond was influential in the early stages of the Arts and Crafts Movement in his selection of bold colours and materials for the Cathedral mosaics and in his collaboration with James Powell and Sons, glass makers, in creating new colours and materials.
- This new material expanded the glassmaker's palette and was favored by artists of the Arts and Crafts Movement, primarily in the creation of stained glass windows and decorative art work.
- Richmond was the Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford from 1878 to 1883, succeeding his friend and mentor John Ruskin.
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