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Francis Danby

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Irish painter (1793-1861)

United KingdomArtistsLived 1793 to 1861 · aged 67
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Francis Danby was an Irish painter of the Romantic era. His imaginative, dramatic landscapes were comparable to those of John Martin. Danby initially developed his imaginative style while he was the central figure in a group of artists who have come to be known as the Bristol School.

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Francis Danby was an Irish painter of the Romantic era. His imaginative, dramatic landscapes were comparable to those of John Martin. Danby initially developed his imaginative style while he was the central figure in a group of artists who have come to be known as the Bristol School. His period of greatest success was in London in the 1820s.

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United Kingdom
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Artists
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deceased
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Lived 1793 to 1861 · aged 67
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