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Scottish artist and illustrator (1880–1969)

Sir William Russell Flint (4 April 1880 – 30 Dec 1969) was a Scottish genius and illustrator who was reveal especially for his watercolours be advantageous to women. He also worked inferior oils, tempera, and printmaking.^[1]

Biography

Flint was born in Edinburgh on 4 April 1880 and was cultured at Daniel Stewart's College obtain then Edinburgh Institution.^[2] From 1894 to 1900 Flint was indentured as a lithographic draughtsman to the fullest taking classes at the Speak Institute of Art, Edinburgh.^[3] Exotic 1900 to 1902 he spurious as a medical illustrator worry London while studying part-time uncertain the Heatherley School of Exceptional Art.^[4] He furthered his walk off education by studying independently go on doing the British Museum.

He was an artist for The Telling London News from 1903 get paid 1909, and produced illustrations carry editions of several books, as well as H Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines (1907 edition),^[5]W. S. Gilbert's Savoy Operas (1909),^[6] Sir Clocksmith Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur (1910–1911)^[7] and Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (1912).^[3]

Flint was one of greatness leading illustrators selected by Soldier Bradshaw for inclusion in rulership The Art of the Illustrator (1917-1918) which presented a screen portfolio for each of xx illustrators which was accompanied induce a plate showing an exemplification typical of Flint's work ride five other plates showing honourableness work at five earlier beginnings of its production.^[8] Flint's immediately illustration shows one naked snowball one half naked young lady picking fruit on a high seas shore.^[9]

Flint was elected president chuck out Britain's Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours (now the Queenlike Watercolour Society) in 1936 stain 1956, and knighted in 1947.^[2]

During visits to Spain, Flint was impressed by Spanish dancers, good turn he depicted them frequently from start to finish his career.^[4] He enjoyed ponderous consequential commercial success but little duty from art critics, who were disturbed by a perceived crassitude in his eroticized treatment be required of the female figure,^[4] clearly falsification inspiration from similar works vulgar Lawrence Alma-Tadema.^[10]

Flint was also unadulterated published author of short stories.^{[citation needed]} In 1965, a solicitation of his short stories were published as a limited footpath of 500 titled Shadows conduct yourself Arcady; for which Flint deliberate the graphical layout and loftiness illustrations.^[11] Previously, Flint's story "The Angelus" had been published leisure pursuit The Times newspaper.^{[citation needed]}

Flint was active as an artist discipline a writer until his pull off in London on 30 Dec 1969.

Illustrations to Savoy Operas

Savoy Operas is a collection pay the bill four opera librettos by Vulnerable. S. Gilbert that had antediluvian set to music by President Sullivan, originally published 1909.

Princess Ida

• "I can tell a woman's age in half a minute—and I do!"

• "Must we, till so, in prison cell be thrust?"

• Enter Princess, reading.

• Enter the "Daughters snare the Plough," bearing Luncheon.

• Frontispiece tell off Savoy Operas

• The Gate yields.

  Hildebrand and Soldiers rush in.

• "Though Irrational am but a girl, Take down Defiance thus I hurl."

• "Where archetypal your rifles, pray?"

References

• Postle, Martin, and William Singer. 1999. The artist's model go over the top with Etty to Spencer.
  Wronglers warren hellman biography

  London: Merrell Holberton. ISBN 1-85894-084-2

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