Frederic Sandys

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Frederic Sandys was a 19th-century British painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, known for his highly detailed, symbolically rich portraits and mythological subjects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pre-Raphaelite artist
human
illustrator
painter
activeInCentury 19th century
artisticStyle highly detailed realism
symbolic portraiture
associatedWith Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Pre-Raphaelite art
surface form: Pre-Raphaelite circle
birthName Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys
burialPlace Kensal Green Cemetery
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1829-05-01
dateOfDeath 1904-06-25
familyName Sandys
father Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys
surface form: Anthony Sandys
fieldOfWork illustration
painting
gender male
genre literary illustration
mythological painting
portrait painting
givenName Anthony
Frederic
influenced later Symbolist painters
influencedBy Dante Gabriel Rossetti
knownFor meticulous draftsmanship
rich color and elaborate detail
memberOf Norwich School of painters
movement Pre-Raphaelite art
surface form: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

Pre-Raphaelite art
surface form: Pre-Raphaelitism
name Frederic Sandys self-link
nationality British
notableFor Pre-Raphaelite drawings and illustrations
mythological subjects
symbolically rich portraits
notableWork Grace Rose
Mary Magdalene
Medea
Morgan le Fay
Eleanor of Aquitaine
surface form: Queen Eleanor

The King’s Daughter
Vivien
occupation illustrator
painter
placeOfBirth Norwich
surface form: Norwich, England
placeOfDeath London, England
sibling Emma Sandys
usedMedium oil on canvas
wood engraving for illustration

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Pre-Raphaelite art hasNotableArtist Frederic Sandys
Frederic Sandys name Frederic Sandys self-link