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John Atkinson Grimshaw

English painter (1836-1893)

  • Fame53.9
  • Momentum1.5
  • Wikipedia5.3K
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Lived 1836–1893, aged 57United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited KingdomArtistsArtist
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    25 languages
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  • Era
    1836–1893
    Aged 57
Summary
Updated 2026-06-13

John Atkinson Grimshaw was an English Victorian-era artist best known for his nocturnal scenes of urban landscapes. He was called a "remarkable and imaginative painter" by the critic and historian Christopher Wood in Victorian Painting (1999).

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In the 19th century
#2,564
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c. 1871
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the 1990s
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0 decades
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96%
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53.9
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Momentum1.5
Historical21.7
Now attention2.3
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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