Theodore Blake Wirgman was an English painter and etcher who moved to London, studied at the Royal Academy schools, became a painter of history and genre subjects, and worked as a portrait artist for The Graphic. Theodore, Charles Wirgman and Francis Wirgman (1837-1870), were sons of Ferdinand Charles Wirgman (1806-57) and Frances Letitia Brereton. Ferdinand Charles' family of successful silversmiths had come to London from Sweden early in the 18th century.

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  • Theodore Blake Wirgman was an English painter and etcher who moved to London, studied at the Royal Academy schools, became a painter of history and genre subjects, and worked as a portrait artist for The Graphic. Theodore, Charles Wirgman and Francis Wirgman (1837-1870), were sons of Ferdinand Charles Wirgman (1806-57) and Frances Letitia Brereton. Ferdinand Charles' family of successful silversmiths had come to London from Sweden early in the 18th century. Their sister Clara (1841-1905) married into the French family Thevenard. He worked from a studio at 24 Dawson Place, London, and joined The Arts Club in 1892. Wirgman was part of a group of avant-garde young artists who emulated Edward Burne-Jones and Simeon Solomon. This group was made up of Walter Crane, Robert Bateman, Harry Ellis Wooldridge and Edward Clifford.
  • Theodore Blake Wirgman war ein in England aktiver Maler und Radierer. Wirgman wurde am 29. April 1848 in Löwen geboren. Er studierte an der Royal Academy of Arts und wandte sich später der Genre- und Historienmalerei zu. Er arbeitete auch als Portraitist für die Illustrierte The Graphic. Wirgman besaß ein Studio am 24 Dawson Place in London. 1892 trat er dem „The Arts Club“ bei, bei dem er mindestens bis 1920 Mitglied war. Wirgman war Teil einer Gruppe von Avantgarde-Malern die den Stil Edward Burne-Jones´ und Simeon Solomons nachahmten. Diese Gruppe Bestand aus Walter Crane, Robert Bateman, Harry Ellis Wooldridge und Edward Clifford. Sein Bruder war der Karikaturist Charles Wirgman.
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  • Theodore Blake Wirgman was an English painter and etcher who moved to London, studied at the Royal Academy schools, became a painter of history and genre subjects, and worked as a portrait artist for The Graphic. Theodore, Charles Wirgman and Francis Wirgman (1837-1870), were sons of Ferdinand Charles Wirgman (1806-57) and Frances Letitia Brereton. Ferdinand Charles' family of successful silversmiths had come to London from Sweden early in the 18th century.
  • Theodore Blake Wirgman war ein in England aktiver Maler und Radierer. Wirgman wurde am 29. April 1848 in Löwen geboren. Er studierte an der Royal Academy of Arts und wandte sich später der Genre- und Historienmalerei zu. Er arbeitete auch als Portraitist für die Illustrierte The Graphic. Wirgman besaß ein Studio am 24 Dawson Place in London. 1892 trat er dem „The Arts Club“ bei, bei dem er mindestens bis 1920 Mitglied war.
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  • Theodore Blake Wirgman
  • Theodore Blake Wirgman
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