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Sass was born in [[London]]. His father belonged to an old |
Sass was born in [[London]]. His father who was also an artist belonged to an old [[Courland]] family of from what was then [[Russia]] but is now in [[Latvia]]). His father and mother settled in London after their marriage. Henry's elder half-brother [[Richard Sass]] (1774-1849) was a landscape painter and taught drawing to royalty. |
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Sass became a student at the [[Royal Academy]] and practised his art by copying paintings held at the [[British Institution]]. His early work which was exhibited in 1807 and 1808 at the Royal Academy included, "The Descent of Ulysses into Hell" which Sass also executed as an etching. However his later work was portraiture . In 1815 he married well to Mary, and her family, who were related to the Earls of Ripon. In 1815 he travelled to [[Italy]] and returned two years later.<ref name=dnb/> |
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Sass first appears as an exhibitor in 1807, and in 1808 exhibited at the Royal Academy a somewhat grandiose work, "The Descent of Ulysses into Hell" of which he executed an etching |
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| ⚫ | Despite publishing a book about his Italian trip<ref>Henry Sass. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=2OMNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false A journey to Rome and Naples, performed in 1817]'' (London: Longman, Hurst, Reese, Orme & Brown, 1818)</ref> he was not making a living from his painting. |
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Finding his profession as an artist unprofitable, Sass turned his mind to forming a school of drawing for young artists, prior to their entering the schools of the Royal Academy. This was the first school of its kind to be established in England, though it quickly found imitators. Sass established it in a house at No. 6 [[Charlotte Street]], at the corner with Streatham Street, in [[Bloomsbury]], London, where it met with great success and became well known. |
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Sass decided to open the first school of drawing for artists who were intending to study at the Royal Academy' school. Sass established it in a house at No. 6 [[Charlotte Street]], at the corner with Streatham Street, in [[Bloomsbury]], London. Sass's pupils included Sir [[John Millais]] P.R.A., [[Charles West Cope]] K.A., [[William Powell Frith]] R.A., [[William Edward Frost]] R.A.<ref>P.R.A. = President of the Royal Academy; R.A. = Royal Academician.</ref> Sir [[Thomas Lawrence]] the President of the Royal Acaedmy was amongst the school's supporters. |
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Some of the best artists, such as Sir [[Thomas Lawrence]] P.R.A., from time to time placed |
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the models; and among Sass's youthful pupils were Sir [[John Millais]] P.R.A., [[Charles West Cope]] K.A., [[William Powell Frith]] R.A., [[William Edward Frost]] R.A., and other well-known artists.<ref>P.R.A. = President of the Royal Academy; R.A. = Royal Academician.</ref> |
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Sass's Academy is described in the novel "[[The Newcomes]]" as [[W. M. Thackeray|Thackeray]] was also a student at the school. Although the acadmy is only used as a basis and does not describe Sass or his school in particular.<ref>Rowland McMaster. ''Thackeray's cultural frame of reference: allusion in The Newcomes'' (McGill-Queen's University Press, 1991) pp. 91-2.</ref> |
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Sass was now well off and he and Mary entertained of the intelligensia included his own musical skills. Among his freinds were [[Sir Edwin Landseer]], [[William Etty]], and particularly [[J. M. W. Turner]]. Two years before his death Sass passed the directorship of the school to [[Francis Stephen Cary]] due to his failing health. Sass died in 1844 have had nine children including their eldest surviving son, Henry William |
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Sass was a popular man of society, possessed of private means, an accomplished musician, and a constant entertainer of artistic and cultivated people. Among his more intimate friends, |
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as artists, were [[Sir Edwin Landseer]], [[William Etty]], and [[J. M. W. Turner]], the latter being a constant visitor and favourite of Sass's family. In 1842 Sass passed the directorship of the school to [[Francis Stephen Cary]], his health having become impaired through an accident. |
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Sass died in 1844. In 1815, he had married Mary Robinson, a connection of the Earls of Ripon, a lady with some fortune, by whom he had nine children; their eldest surviving son, Henry William |
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Henry's elder half-brother [[Richard Sass]] (1774-1849) was a landscape painter and drawing master to royalty. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Born | 1788 |
| Died | 1844 |
| Known for | founding a school for artists |
Henry Sass (24 April 1788 – 1844) was an English artist and teacher of painting, who founded an important art school, Sass's Academy (later "Cary's Academy"), in London, to provide training for those seeking to enter the Royal Academy. Many distinguished British painters received their early training here.[2]
Life and work
Sass was born in London. His father who was also an artist belonged to an old Courland family of from what was then Russia but is now in Latvia). His father and mother settled in London after their marriage. Henry's elder half-brother Richard Sass (1774-1849) was a landscape painter and taught drawing to royalty.
Sass became a student at the Royal Academy and practised his art by copying paintings held at the British Institution. His early work which was exhibited in 1807 and 1808 at the Royal Academy included, "The Descent of Ulysses into Hell" which Sass also executed as an etching. However his later work was portraiture . In 1815 he married well to Mary, and her family, who were related to the Earls of Ripon. In 1815 he travelled to Italy and returned two years later.[3]
Despite publishing a book about his Italian trip[4] he was not making a living from his painting.
Sass decided to open the first school of drawing for artists who were intending to study at the Royal Academy' school. Sass established it in a house at No. 6 Charlotte Street, at the corner with Streatham Street, in Bloomsbury, London. Sass's pupils included Sir John Millais P.R.A., Charles West Cope K.A., William Powell Frith R.A., William Edward Frost R.A.[5] Sir Thomas Lawrence the President of the Royal Acaedmy was amongst the school's supporters.
Sass's Academy is described in the novel "The Newcomes" as Thackeray was also a student at the school. Although the acadmy is only used as a basis and does not describe Sass or his school in particular.[6]
Sass was now well off and he and Mary entertained of the intelligensia included his own musical skills. Among his freinds were Sir Edwin Landseer, William Etty, and particularly J. M. W. Turner. Two years before his death Sass passed the directorship of the school to Francis Stephen Cary due to his failing health. Sass died in 1844 have had nine children including their eldest surviving son, Henry William Sass who was an architect and Edwin Etty Sass who entered the medical profession.
References
- ^ Portraits of Henry sass (National Portrait gallery)
- ^ Lee, Sidney (Ed). Dictionary of national biography , volume 50 (1897) pp. 310-1.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
dnbwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Henry Sass. A journey to Rome and Naples, performed in 1817 (London: Longman, Hurst, Reese, Orme & Brown, 1818)
- ^ P.R.A. = President of the Royal Academy; R.A. = Royal Academician.
- ^ Rowland McMaster. Thackeray's cultural frame of reference: allusion in The Newcomes (McGill-Queen's University Press, 1991) pp. 91-2.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
Further reading
- William Powell Frith. [My autobiography and reminiscences, volume 1] (New York: Harper & brothers, 1888), chapter 4 - "The School of Art".