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Alfred George Stannard

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Alfred George Stannard
Born1828
Died1885
NationalityEnglish
Known forLandscape painting
MovementNorwich School of painters

Alfred George Stannard (1828–1885) was an English painter of landscapes and a member of the Norwich School of painters.

Life

Stannard was born in 1828. He was the son of the water-colourist Alfred Stannard and Martha Sparkes, herself an amateur painter, who produced a family of fourteen children. He studied under his father, exhibited works at the British Institution and used visits to Wales and Switzerland to broaden his outlook. he married the Norwich artist Anne Hodgson.[1]

References

  1. ^ Walpole, Art and Artists of the Norwich School, p.62-3.

Bibliography

  • Walpole, Josephine (1997). Art and Artists of the Norwich School. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-261-5.