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William Gale

William Gale (1823 - 1909) was active/lived in United Kingdom.  William Gale is known for Painting.

William Gale was born in 1823. William Gale was a painter of the Pre-Raphaelite School, who exhibited annually at the Royal Academy between 1844-93, but was never elected a member. He passed away in 1909. The principal source of information about William Gale is an article by James Dafforne in the 1869 Art Journal. The artist was born in London and trained at Sass's Academy and then at the Royal Academy Schools. As a young man he travelled to Italy and among his early works were genre subjects set in Rome. After his return to England, Gale specialised in literary subjects, with episodes from Spencer's Faerie Queen and Shakespeare appearing among his exhibited works. Dafforne identified the year 1856 as marking a highpoint in Gale's career, with five paintings – including the present composition – shown between the Royal Academy and British Institution, and as the commentator wrote 'all very different in subject'. The artist was consistently praised for the f   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1419 characters.]  Artist bio

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