Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee (27 November 1853 – 17 October 1928) was an English

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and

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, best known for his pictures of dramatic literary, historical, and legendary scenes. He also was a noted painter of

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s of fashionable women, which helped to bring him success in his own time.

Life

Dicksee's father, Thomas Dicksee, was a painter who taught Frank as well as his sister

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from a young age. The family lived in Fitzroy Square, Bloomsbury. Dicksee enrolled in the

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in 1870 and achieved early success. He was elected to the Academy in 1891 and became its president in 1924. He was

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ed in 1925, and named to the

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by King

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in 1927. In 1921 Dicksee exhibited at the first exhibition of the

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in London. Dicksee painted ''The Funeral of a Viking'' (1893;

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), which was donated in 1928 by Arthur Burton in memory of his mother to the Corporation of Manchester. Victorian critics gave it both positive and negative reviews, for its perfection as a showpiece and for its dramatic and somewhat staged setting, respectively. The painting was used by Swedish Viking/Black metal band Bathory for the cover of their 1990 album, '' Hammerheart''. A book on Frank Dicksee's life and work with a full catalogue of his known paintings and drawings by Simon Toll was published by Antique Collector's Club in 2016.

Gallery

File:Dicksee-An Offering.jpg, ''An Offering'' File:El funeral de un vikingo, por Frank Dicksee.jpg, ''The Funeral of a Viking'', 1893 File:Dicksee Frank, La Belle Dame Sans Merci.jpg, ''

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'' File:Dicksee - Beatrice.jpg, ''Beatrice'', 1888 File:DickseeRomeoandJuliet.jpg, ''Romeo and Juliet'', 1884 File:Sir Frank Dicksee - The Two Crowns - Google Art Project.jpg, ''The Two Crowns'', 1900 File:Frank Bernard Dicksee - Hesperia, 1887.jpg, ''Hesperia'', 1887 File:Frank Dicksee - Stella.jpg, ''Stella'', 1900 File:Frank Dicksee - Paolo and Francesca.jpg, ''

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and

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'', 1894 File:Lady Hillingdon, by Frank Dicksee.jpg, ''Lady Hillingdon'', 1905 File:Dicksee-Portrait of the Artist's Niece, Dorothy-1917.jpg, ''Portrait of the Artist's Niece, Dorothy'', 1917 File:Yseult by Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee.jpg, '' Yseult'', 1901 File:Dicksee-Passion-1892.jpg, ''Passion'', 1892

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External links

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"Sir Frank Dicksee, British, 1853 – 1928" ''ArtMagick'' image gallery

Phryne's list of pictures in accessible collections in the UK

"Ophelia" ''Collections Database, Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium''
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