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| Caricatura de Edward Poynter (1897). Publicada por Vanity Fair el 4 de marzo de 1897. |
Sir Edward John Poynter (20 de marzo de 1836 – 26 de julio de 1919) pintor inglés figurativo adscribible al academicismo aunque relacionable al prerrafaelismo.
Hijo de Ambrose Poynter, John Poynter desde su temprana juventud ha frecuentado la Ipswich School y el Brighton College, luego ha continuado sus estudios por gran parte de Europa (desde Londres a Roma), influido por Michelangelo al que admiraba, en sus viajes Poynter encontró a James McNeill Whistler. Se casó en 1866 con Agnes MacDonald, seguídamente Poynter fue electo presidente de la academia real (la Royal Academy) en 1896. Recibió el título de Primer baronet en 1902
Es famoso por sus cuadros de temática mitológica e histórica entre los que se encuentran:
- Orpheus and Eurydice (Orfeo y Eurídice) (1862).
- Andrómeda (1869)
- Visit of the Queen of Sheba (Visita de la Reina de Saba) (1871–75).
- King Solomon (Rey Salomón) (1890).
Retrató a celebridades de su época como Lillie Langtry, pintura que poseía Oscar Wilde.
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| Israel in Egypt, 1867. Oil on canvas, Private Collection. |
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A Corner of the Villa. |
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| A Roman Boat Race, 1889. |
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| A Visit to Aesculapius. 1883. |
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| Andromeda, 1869. Oil on canvas, Private Collection. |
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| At low tide, 1914. |
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| Adoration to Ra, 1867. |
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| At the Window, 1884. |
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| Cressida, 1888. |
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| Helen, 1881. |
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| Horae Serenae (detail). |
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| Lesbia and her sparrow, c. 1880. |
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| Music, Heavenly Maid. 1889. |
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| On the Temple Steps. 1889. |
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| On the Terrace. |
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| A portrait of Agnes Macdonald shortly before her mariage in Wolverhampton, 1866. |
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| Portrait of Louise A. Baldwin, 1868. |
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| Psyche in the Temple of Love, 1882. |
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| Reading, 1871. |
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| The Cave at Tintagel. |
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| Cave of the Storm Nymphs, 1903. Oil on canvas, 145.9 x 110.4 cm. Private Collection. |
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| The Fortune Teller, 1877. |
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| The Siren, 1864. |
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| The Vision of Endymion. |
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| Zenobia Captive, 1878. |
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| The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, 1890. Oil on canvas. Art Gallery of New South Wales. |
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| The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, antes de 1890. |
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| The Queen of Sheba's Visit to King Solomon, 1882. |
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| Funchal, Morning Sun mirrored; 1877. |
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| Funchal, Morning Sun; 1877. Oil on canvas. |
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| Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt, Painter and President of the Royal Academy; 1909. |
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| Diadumenè, 1883. Oil on canvas, 20 x 20 inches. Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter. |
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| Knuckle Bones, 1891. |
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| The Nymph's bathing place. |
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| Une Nymphe du ruisseau. |
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| Catapulta, 1868. |
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| In a garden, 1891. |
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| Isola San Giulio, Lake Orta; c. 1880. |
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| Lesbia and her sparrow, c. 1880. |
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| Pea Blossoms, 1890. |
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| A day dream, 1863. Oil on canvas, 51 x 56 cm. Private Collection. |
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| Study for Endymion, Drawings of Sir EJ Poynter. |
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| The Walls of Old England, c. 1914 |
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| Wild blossoms, c. 1880. |
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| Daniel's Prayer, 1865. |
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| Study for Endymion, Drawings of Sir EJ Poynter. |
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| Study for Endymion, Drawings of Sir EJ Poynter. |
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| Study for Endymion, Drawings of Sir EJ Poynter. |
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