- Ancients (art group)
The Ancients (also known as Shoreham Ancients and Extollagers), were a group of English artists who were brought together by their attraction to archaism in art, admiration for the work of
William Blake , and espousal of Christian and traditional society values [See Palmer's opposition to the English Reform Act, mentioned in [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1597156,00.html] ] . They met in Blake's apartment, dubbed the "House of Interpreter" [Timothy Wilcox, "Samuel Palmer" (London: Tate, 2005), 18.] and at the home of Samuel Palmer in theKent village of Shoreham."Their subject-matter was drawn from the Bible, or from a vision of a golden age of pastoral innocence and abundance that had both Christian and Vergilian overtones." [Oxford Art Online, Subscription only: http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T002673]
Membership
Core members of the Ancients:
Samuel Palmer ,George Richmond , Edward CalvertOther Associates:
*
Frederick Tatham ,
* His brother Arthur Tatham,
* John Linnell,
* Francis Oliver Finch,
* Welby Sherman
* John Giles (Palmer's cousin).Notes
References
Wilcox, Timothy. "Samuel Palmer". London: Tate, 2005.
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