Solomon Alexander Hart
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Solomon Alexander Hart (1806-1881) was born at Plymouth. He served as an engraver's apprentice in London where he studied at the Royal Academy, and excelled in miniature painting. Hart became celebrated as a painter of historical scenes and characters, and in 1854 was appointed professor of Painting in the Royal Academy, and subsequently librarian.
[edit] Works
- Henry I. receiving intelligence of the Death of his Son
- Milton visiting Galileo in Prison
- Wolsey and Buckingham
- Lady Jane Grey in the Tower
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
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