Herbert james draper biography for kids

British painter (1863-1920)

Herbert James Draper ((1863-11-26)26 November 1863 – (1920-09-22)22 September 1920) was an English Neoclassicist painter whose career began in the Victorian era and extended through the first two decades of the 20th century.

Life

Born in Covent Garden, London, the seventh child and only son of a fruit merchant named John James Draper and his wife Emma,^[1][2] Draper was educated at Bruce Castle School in Tottenham^[3] and then went on to study art at the Royal Academy.^[3] He undertook several educational trips to Rome and Paris between 1888 and 1892, having won the Royal Academy Gold Medal and Travelling Studentship in 1889.

Herbert james draper biography for kids

In the 1890s, he worked as an illustrator, eventually settling in London. In 1891, he married Ida (née Williams), with whom he had a daughter, Yvonne.^[3] He died of arteriosclerosis at the age of 56, in his home on Abbey Road.

Career

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