Horace Beevor Love
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| Born | 7 December 1800 |
| Died | 13 August 1838 (aged 37) |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Portrait painting |
| Movement | associated with the Norwich School of painters |
Horatio (also, incorrectly Horace) Beevor Love (7 December 1800 – 13 August 1838) was an English portrait painter who exhibited with the Norwich School of painters.
Life
Horatio Beevor Love was born on 7 December 1800, a twin son of Samuel Love and his wife Lydia, and was baptised at the Old Meeting House Congregational Church, Norwich, on 8 January 1801.[1]
He painted and exhibited portraits, landscapes and miniatures, and depicted the portraits of several contemporary members of the Norwich School of painters, including John Sell Cotman.[2]
He also painted a number of the faces in works by Edwin Cooper (1785-1833), some of which are credited.
He became a Freeman of the City of Norwich on 18 December 1824 with admission as the son of a Freeman and trade of Miniature Painter.
He married Mary Ann Tovell on 19 April 1824 in Norwich and they had six children.
References
- ^ Horatio Beevor Love in "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", FamilySearch (Horatio Beevor Love).
- ^ Walpole, Art and Artists of the Norwich School, p.161.
External links
- Works by Horatio Beevor Love in the Norfolk Museums Collections
- Horatio Beevor Love - Suffolk Artists website
- Works by Horatio Beevor Love in the British Museum
Bibliography
- Walpole, Josephine (1997). Art and Artists of the Norwich School. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 1-85149-261-5.
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