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Francis Danby
Francis Danby

Francis Danby

English, 1793-1861
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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.

Born in the south-east of Ireland, he was one of a set of twins; his father, James Danby, farmed a small property he owned near Wexford, but his death, in 1807, caused the family to move to Dublin, while Francis was still a schoolboy. He began to practice drawing at the Royal Dublin Society's schools; and under an erratic young artist named James Arthur O'Connor he began painting landscapes. Danby also made acquaintance with George Petrie.

In 1813 Danby left for London together with O'Connor and Petrie. This expedition, undertaken with very inadequate funds, quickly came to an end, and they had to get home again by walking. At Bristol they made a pause, and Danby, finding he could get trifling sums for watercolours, remained there working diligently and sending to the London exhibitions pictures of importance. There his large oil paintings quickly attracted attention.

From around 1818/19, Danby was a member of the informal group of artists which has become known as the Bristol School, taking part in their evening sketching meetings and sketching excursions visiting local scenery. His View of the Avon Gorge (1822) depicts figures sketching in a location favoured by the group. He remained connected with members of the Bristol School for around a decade, even after leaving Bristol in 1824.

The Upas Tree (1820) and The Delivery of Israel (1825) brought him his election as an Associate Member of the Royal Academy. He left Bristol for London, and in 1828 exhibited his Opening of the Sixth Seal at the British Institution, receiving from that body a prize of 200 guineas; and this picture was followed by two others on the theme of the Apocalypse.

Danby painted "vast illusionist canvases" comparable to those of John Martin – of "grand, gloomy and fantastic subjects which chimed exactly with the Byronic taste of the 1820s."

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Saint Vincent’s Rocks and the Avon Gorge

Saint Vincent’s Rocks and the Avon Gorge (1815-1818)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Hotwells in the Avon Gorge

Hotwells in the Avon Gorge

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Oberon and Titania

Oberon and Titania (1837)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Mythology
The Launch of ‘La Sorciére’ on the Lake of Geneva

The Launch of ‘La Sorciére’ on the Lake of Geneva

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
The Avon Gorge, Looking toward Clifton

The Avon Gorge, Looking toward Clifton (ca. 1820)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Sunset over a River Landscape

Sunset over a River Landscape (early 1840s)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
The three sisters of Phaeton weeping over the tomb of their brother

The three sisters of Phaeton weeping over the tomb of their brother (1845)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Mythology
A Mountain Chieftain’s Funeral

A Mountain Chieftain’s Funeral (ca. 1848)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Figurative
A Girl Collecting Berries By a Brook In a Wooded Landscape

A Girl Collecting Berries By a Brook In a Wooded Landscape

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Figurative
Morning on the Banks of Lake Zurich, with Pilgrims Embarking on their way to Einsiedeln Abbey

Morning on the Banks of Lake Zurich, with Pilgrims Embarking on their way to Einsiedeln Abbey

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
The Broken Bridge

The Broken Bridge

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Burning of an Old Boat

Burning of an Old Boat

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Three Women Seated by a Wooded Lake

Three Women Seated by a Wooded Lake (c. 1826)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Panorama of the Coast at Sunset

Panorama of the Coast at Sunset (c. 1813)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
The Painter’s Holiday

The Painter’s Holiday (ca. 1844)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
The Avon Gorge

The Avon Gorge (1816 - 1818)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Three Women Seated by a Wooded Lake

Three Women Seated by a Wooded Lake (c. 1826)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Figurative
Children by a Brook

Children by a Brook (ca. 1822)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Figurative
A View across the Artist’s Garden from his House at Exmouth, Devonshire

A View across the Artist’s Garden from his House at Exmouth, Devonshire (19th century)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Boat Building near Dinan, Brittany

Boat Building near Dinan, Brittany (ca. 1838)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
End of Lake Geneva

End of Lake Geneva (1835)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Funeral Procession

Funeral Procession

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Hampstead Heath, Sunset

Hampstead Heath, Sunset (ca. 1845)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Landscape near Clifton

Landscape near Clifton (1822 to 1823)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Shipwreck

Shipwreck (ca. 1850)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Study for ‘Calypso’s Grotto’

Study for ‘Calypso’s Grotto’ (ca. 1843)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
Sunset at Sea after a Storm

Sunset at Sea after a Storm

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
The Avon Gorge at Sunset

The Avon Gorge at Sunset (ca. 1850)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
The Mountain Torrent

The Mountain Torrent (1820 - 1830)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
Landscape
A Dark, Rocky Lake

A Dark, Rocky Lake (ca. 1825)

Francis Danby (English, 1793-1861)
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