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GILBERT, John, English art' 11. at B] "khnnth, Kr-nt, 1 , Exhibited paintings
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 GILBERT (SIR. JOHN), 3.11.
B. 1817. D. 1897.

John Gilbert was the son of George Felix Gilbert, a member
of aDerbyshire family. He was born at Blackheath on the 2lst
July, 1817, and from childhood displayed an extraordinary fond-
ness for drawing and painting. Nevertheless, his father accepted
an oflr'er of employment for the boy in the office of Messrs. Dickson
& Bell, estate agents, in Charlotte Row, London. Yielding at last
to his natural bent, he was allowed to take up art in his own way,
which included but little advice from others, his only teacher
being George Lance, the fruit painter. In 1836 he exhibited
some drawings at the Society of British Artists, characteristically
illustrating scenes from Shakespeare and Scott, and from 1837 a
number of works in oil at the British Institution, including scenes
from “Don Quixote,” “The Spectator,” and the times of the
Cavaliers. Gilbert exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1838,
beginning with the “Portrait of a Gentleman,” and continuing,
except between 1851 and 1867, till his death to exhibit, there
many of his best and more ambitious works. He was elected
Associate in 1872, and Royal Academician in 1876. He also sent
no fewer than 270 water-colour drawings to the Royal Society of
Painters in Water-colours from the time of his election as
associate exhibitor in 1852. He was elected full member in 1855,
and President of the Society in 1871, shortly after which he was
knighted. Gilbert as an illustrator of books, magazines, and even
newspapers, produced an astounding number of designs with
abundance of energy and invention. His designs contributed to
the success of the early numbers of the Illustrated London News.

 

  

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