Born: 16 October 1854
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 30 November 1900
Best Known As: The author of The Importance of Being Earnest
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carl neumannPhillips, ThomasEnglish, 1770-1845
From a respectable but impoverished family, he left school aged 13 to be apprenticed to Francis Eginton of Birmingham, a glass painter and early pioneer in reproduction by a 'photographic method'. The chiaroscuro effects of this process were a lasting influence on Phillips's style. In 1790 he moved to London to study at the Royal Academy and simultaneously assisted in Benjamin West's studio. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1794 to 1844 and was elected ARA in 1804, RA in 1808 and Professor of Painting in succession to Henry Fuseli from 1825 to 1832.
Anselm van Hullepainted Anna Margareta Wrangel, countess of Salmis in 1648