Briton Rivière
British artist of Huguenot descent (1840-1920) · Artists · Died at 79
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Something wrong?Briton Rivière was a British artist of Huguenot descent. He exhibited a variety of paintings at the Royal Academy, but devoted much of his life to animal paintings.
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St. George and the Dragon - Rivière's depiction of an exhausted St. George lying down beside the slain dragon is a radical departure from the triumphant equestrian position in which this saint is traditionally depicted.
Rivière by J. P. Mayall from Artists at Home, published 1884, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC
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Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1840 to 1920 · aged 79
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