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[[Image:Frank Dicksee.jpg|thumb|Frank Bernard Dicksee]] Sir '''Frank Bernard Dicksee''' [[Royal Victorian Order|KCVO]] (b. [[London]], 27 November 1853 &ndash; 17 October 1928) was an [[England|English]] [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[Painting|painter]] and [[illustrator]], best known for his pictures of dramatic historical and legendary scenes. He also was a noted painter of [[portrait]]s of fashionable women, which helped to bring him success in his own time. Dicksee's father, [[Thomas Dicksee]], was a painter who taught Frank as well as his brother [[Herbert Dicksee|Herbert]] and his sister [[Margaret Dicksee|Margaret]] from a young age. Dicksee enrolled in the [[Royal Academy]] in 1870 and achieved early success. He was elected to the Academy in 1891 and became its President in 1924<ref>http://www.phryne.com/artists/57-98-16.HTM "Francis Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928)" Phryne</ref>.{{dead link|date=March 2009}} He was [[knight]]ed in 1925, and named to the [[Royal Victorian Order]] by King [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]] in 1927. Dicksee painted the piece 'The Funeral of a Viking' in 1893, which now resides in Manchester City Art Gallery, having been there since 1928 when it was presented by Arthur Burton ESQ in memory of his mother to the Corporation of Manchester. Victorian critics gave it both positive and negative reviews, for its perfection as a showpiece and for its dramatic and somewhat staged setting, respectively. The painting was used by Swedish Viking/Black metal band [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]] for the cover of their 1990 album, [[Hammerheart]].


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'''Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCVO|PRA}} (27 November 1853 &ndash; 17 October 1928) was an [[England|English]] [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[Painting|painter]] and [[illustrator]], best known for his pictures of dramatic literary, historical, and legendary scenes. He also was a noted painter of [[portrait]]s of fashionable women, which helped to bring him success in his own time.


==External links==
== Life ==
Dicksee's father, [[Thomas Dicksee]], was a painter who taught Frank as well as his sister [[Margaret Isabel Dicksee|Margaret]] from a young age. The family lived in Fitzroy Square, Bloomsbury.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fitzroy Square Pages 52-63 Survey of London: Volume 21, the Parish of St Pancras Part 3: Tottenham Court Road and Neighbourhood. Originally published by London County Council, London, 1949. |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol21/pt3/pp52-63 |website=British History Online |access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> Dicksee enrolled in the [[Royal Academy Schools]] in 1870 and achieved early success. He was elected to the Academy in 1891 and became its president in 1924.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.phryne.com/artists/57-98-16.HTM|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706135516/http://www.phryne.com/artists/57-98-16.HTM|url-status=dead|title="Francis Bernard Dicksee (1853–1928)" Phryne|archive-date=6 July 2008}}</ref> [[File:Sir Frank Dicksee - The Two Crowns - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|left| ''The Two Crowns'', 1900|157x157px]]
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He was [[knight]]ed in 1925, and named to the [[Royal Victorian Order]] by King [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]] in 1927. In 1921 Dicksee exhibited at the first exhibition of the [[Society of Graphic Art]] in London.<ref>{{Citation | title = List of Members | journal = Catalogue of the First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Graphic Art | pages = 45–48 | publisher = Society of Graphic Art | location = London | date = January 1921 }}</ref>

Dicksee painted ''The Funeral of a Viking'' (1893; [[Manchester Art Gallery]]), which was donated in 1928 by Arthur Burton in memory of his mother to the Corporation of Manchester. Victorian critics gave it both positive and negative reviews, for its perfection as a showpiece and for its dramatic and somewhat staged setting, respectively. The painting was used by Swedish Viking/Black metal band [[Bathory (band)|Bathory]] for the cover of their 1990 album, ''[[Hammerheart]]''.

A book on Frank Dicksee's life and work with a full catalogue of his known paintings and drawings by Simon Toll was published by Antique Collector's Club in 2016.<ref>{{cite book | last = Toll | first = Simon | title = Frank Dicksee 1853-1928 : his art and life | publisher = ACC Art Books | location = Woodbridge | date = 2016 | isbn = 9781851498314}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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<gallery heights="155" widths="155" mode="packed" caption="Frank Dicksee's works">
File:Dicksee-Chivalry-1885.jpg|''Chivalry'', 1885
File:Lady Palmer, by Sir Frank Dicksee.jpg|''Lady Palmer''
File:Dicksee-An Offering.jpg|''An Offering''
File:El funeral de un vikingo, por Frank Dicksee.jpg|''The Funeral of a Viking'', 1893
File:Dicksee Frank, La Belle Dame Sans Merci.jpg|''[[La Belle Dame sans Merci]]''
File:DickseeRomeoandJuliet.jpg|''Romeo and Juliet'', 1884
File:Frank Bernard Dicksee - Hesperia, 1887.jpg|''Hesperia'', 1887
File:Frank Dicksee - Paolo and Francesca.jpg|''[[Paolo Malatesta|Paolo]] and [[Francesca da Rimini|Francesca]]'', 1894
File:Frank Dicksee - Stella.jpg|''Stella'', 1900
File:Lady Hillingdon, by Frank Dicksee.jpg|''Lady Hillingdon'', 1905
File:Dicksee-Portrait of the Artist's Niece, Dorothy-1917.jpg|''Portrait of the Artist's Niece, Dorothy'', 1917
File:Yseult by Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee.jpg|''[[Tristan and Iseult|Yseult]]'', 1901
File:Study of a Head - Sir Frank Bernard Dicksee - ABDAG005963.jpg|link=|''Study of a Head'', Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
</gallery>

==See also==
[[File:Frank Dicksee by J. P. Mayall.jpg|thumb|Dicksee by J. P. Mayall<ref>[https://library.nga.gov/permalink/01NGA_INST/1p5jkvq/alma991625693804896 Dicksee by J. P. Mayall from ''Artists at Home'', published 1884]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nga.gov/research/library/imagecollections.html|title=Image Collections|website=www.nga.gov}}</ref>]]
* [[La Belle Dame sans Merci]]''

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* [http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090702223947/http://www.artmagick.com/pictures/artist.aspx?artist=frank-dicksee "Sir Frank Dicksee, British, 1853 – 1928" ''ArtMagick'' image gallery]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080706135516/http://www.phryne.com/artists/57-98-16.HTM Phryne's list of pictures in accessible collections in the UK]
* [http://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?museum=all&t=objects&type=ext&f=&s=&record=0&id_number=1961.4 "Ophelia" ''Collections Database, Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium'']

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Latest revision as of 08:56, 8 April 2024

Sir
Frank Dicksee
KCVO PRA
Frank Bernard Dicksee
Born(1853-11-27)27 November 1853
London, England, UK
Died17 October 1928(1928-10-17) (aged 74)
London, England, UK

Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee KCVO PRA (27 November 1853 – 17 October 1928) was an English Victorian painter and illustrator, best known for his pictures of dramatic literary, historical, and legendary scenes. He also was a noted painter of portraits of fashionable women, which helped to bring him success in his own time.

Life

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Dicksee's father, Thomas Dicksee, was a painter who taught Frank as well as his sister Margaret from a young age. The family lived in Fitzroy Square, Bloomsbury.[1] Dicksee enrolled in the Royal Academy Schools in 1870 and achieved early success. He was elected to the Academy in 1891 and became its president in 1924.[2]

The Two Crowns, 1900

He was knighted in 1925, and named to the Royal Victorian Order by King George V in 1927. In 1921 Dicksee exhibited at the first exhibition of the Society of Graphic Art in London.[3]

Dicksee painted The Funeral of a Viking (1893; Manchester Art Gallery), which was donated in 1928 by Arthur Burton in memory of his mother to the Corporation of Manchester. Victorian critics gave it both positive and negative reviews, for its perfection as a showpiece and for its dramatic and somewhat staged setting, respectively. The painting was used by Swedish Viking/Black metal band Bathory for the cover of their 1990 album, Hammerheart.

A book on Frank Dicksee's life and work with a full catalogue of his known paintings and drawings by Simon Toll was published by Antique Collector's Club in 2016.[4]

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  • Frank Dicksee's works
  • Chivalry, 1885
    Chivalry, 1885
  • Lady Palmer
    Lady Palmer
  • An Offering
    An Offering
  • The Funeral of a Viking, 1893
    The Funeral of a Viking, 1893
  • La Belle Dame sans Merci
    La Belle Dame sans Merci
  • Romeo and Juliet, 1884
    Romeo and Juliet, 1884
  • Hesperia, 1887
    Hesperia, 1887
  • Paolo and Francesca, 1894
    Paolo and Francesca, 1894
  • Stella, 1900
    Stella, 1900
  • Lady Hillingdon, 1905
    Lady Hillingdon, 1905
  • Portrait of the Artist's Niece, Dorothy, 1917
    Portrait of the Artist's Niece, Dorothy, 1917
  • Yseult, 1901
    Yseult, 1901
  • Study of a Head, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
    Study of a Head, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums

See also

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Dicksee by J. P. Mayall[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Fitzroy Square Pages 52-63 Survey of London: Volume 21, the Parish of St Pancras Part 3: Tottenham Court Road and Neighbourhood. Originally published by London County Council, London, 1949". British History Online. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ ""Francis Bernard Dicksee (1853–1928)" Phryne". Archived from the original on 6 July 2008.
  3. ^ "List of Members", Catalogue of the First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Graphic Art, London: Society of Graphic Art: 45–48, January 1921
  4. ^ Toll, Simon (2016). Frank Dicksee 1853-1928 : his art and life. Woodbridge: ACC Art Books. ISBN 9781851498314.
  5. ^ Dicksee by J. P. Mayall from Artists at Home, published 1884
  6. ^ "Image Collections". www.nga.gov.
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