- Francis Barlow (artist)
Francis Barlow (1626? – 1704) was an English painter, etcher, and illustrator.
Barlow's first major work was the illustration (via 12 plates) of Edward Benlowe's "Theophila" (1652). He published and illustrated an edition of "
Aesop's Fables " in 1666 and also illustrated "Aesopic's" (or "Aesopics", 1668), another edition of the fables, and an augmented 1687 edition of his earlier work, whereupon he may have given up work on illustration.From around 1653, Barlow worked in London as a painter of animals, birds, and country life. His work can be seen at Ham House and
Clandon Park . In terms of composition, his paintings are weak, tending to be filled with the animals and so forth that he depicts. However, most of the elements of his paintings are very well observed. [This evaluation is Jeffree's.]Barlow is thought to have died in poverty, and the date of his death is unknown; he was buried on
11 August ,1704 .Notes
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*Hodnett, Edward. "Francis Barlow: first master of English book illustration." London: Scolar, 1978. ISBN 0-85967-350-2. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1978. ISBN 0-520-93409-0.
*Jeffree, Richard. "Francis Barlow." "The Dictionary of Art." London: Macmillan; New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 1996. ISBN 1-884446-00-0ee also
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* [http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=20&page=1 Paintings by Francis Barlow] in the collection of the
Tate Gallery
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