The British artist James Sant was a portrait and genre painter who also worked as court painter for Queen Victoria. He was born in April 1820 in Croydon, a town just outside London, and studied with August Calcott and John Varley, among others. Calcott was a painter from Kensington, who became famous for his landscape paintings and sea views. John Varley, on the other hand, pursued two vocations, painting and astrology. Besides countless watercolours, he also wrote books on astrological research topics. James Sant was married and had a daughter.
Already at a young age James specialized in making portraits. At the age of 20, he took part with his paintings in his first major exhibition at the Royal Academy. The Royal Academy of Arts in London is still one of the most important art institutions in the country today. It was founded in 1768 by an association of artists and is dedicated to the education of young talents in the three fields of painting, sculpture and architecture. James Sant remained closely associated with the Royal Academy throughout his life and one day became a member of the school's advisory board himself. In addition to the exhibitions at his former college, he took part in many other exhibitions throughout England. He regularly visited the autumn exhibition in Liverpool, organised by the Liverpool Academy of Art. He also exhibited his paintings repeatedly in the well-known Walker Art Gallery. The National Gallery of the North, as it is also called, still exists today. It is located in the heart of Liverpool and accommodates one of the biggest art collections of England. Here Sant portraits were hung next to famous paintings and sculptures by other internationally known artists.
In 1872 the English royal family became aware of the portraits of James Sant. Employees of Queen Victoria contacted the painter. In the same year he began his work for the English royal house - he became court painter to Queen Victoria. An incredible honour, which also made the painter internationally famous. In 1889 he was invited to the World Exhibition in Paris. He was allowed to exhibit some of his paintings and was awarded the bronze medal. Another highlight of his unique career! When portrait painting became more and more out of fashion at the beginning of the 20th century, James often occupied himself with landscape painting. Even at an advanced age he still painted countless landscapes. Also with these paintings he participated very successfully in the exhibitions of the Royal Academy. The painter died in summer 1916 in his beloved hometown London. Today, many of his works are exhibited in museums of the English Kingdom - even in Sydney, Australia.
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.jpg "Portrait of Lady Dixon of Rheda, three-quarter length, seated wearing a Yellow Dress with Flowers holding a Fan by James Sant")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1466486).jpg "A Thorn Amidst Roses, c.1887 by James Sant")
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.jpg "Portrait of the Russell Sisters by James Sant")
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.jpg "Captain Colin Mackenzie in his Afghan dress, c.1842 by James Sant")
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.jpg "Courage, Anxiety and Despair: Watching the Battle by James Sant")
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.jpg "Portrait of a young woman wearing a striped dress and standing in an interior by James Sant")
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.jpg "Gathering the Flocks, a Scene on the Welsh Coast by James Sant")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1126963).jpg "The Two Sisters by James Sant")
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.jpg "Astronomy by James Sant")
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.jpg "Light and Shade, c1890 by James Sant")
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.jpg "Children in the Wood by James Sant")
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.jpg "Martello Towers by James Sant")
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.jpg "The Infant Timothy Unfolding the Scriptures, c.1853 by James Sant")
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.jpg "Little Red Riding Hood by James Sant")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-902505).jpg "An Elegant Young Woman by James Sant")
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.jpg "The Infant Samuel, c.1853 by James Sant")
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.jpg "Light Thrown on a Dark Passage by James Sant")
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.jpg "The Morning Ride by James Sant")
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.jpg "Three Daughters by James Sant")
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.jpg "Contemplation by James Sant")
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.jpg "The Duet by James Sant")
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.jpg "An Impromptu Toilet by James Sant")
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.jpg "The Rivals by James Sant")
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.jpg "The International Exhibition by James Sant")
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.jpg "Walker Sisters by James Sant")
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.jpg "Peaches by James Sant")
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.jpg "Turn Again, Whittington! by James Sant")
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.jpg "Joan of Arc by James Sant")
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.jpg "Little Stella by James Sant")
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.jpg "The Walk from School by James Sant")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-902475).jpg "Dame Emily Frances Smyth by James Sant")
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.jpg "She Never Told Her Love by James Sant")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123214).jpg "The Twins by James Sant")
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.jpg "The Hon. Julian and the Hon. Lionel Byng by James Sant")
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.jpg "Sir William FitzHerbert with His Daughter, Ida, 1862 by James Sant")
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.jpg "Napoleon, St Helena - The last phase, Bibbys Annual, 1916-1917 by James Sant")
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.jpg "The Fairy Tale by James Sant")
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.jpg "Study of Two Girls by James Sant")
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.jpg "Dick Whittington by James Sant")
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.jpg "The Pet Bullfinch by James Sant")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1132823).jpg "Classical Portrait of a Man by James Sant")
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.jpg "The Youthful Artist by James Sant")
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.jpg "A Moving Story by James Sant")
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.jpg "Julie by James Sant")
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.jpg "Fun or Mischief by James Sant")
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.jpg "The Fair Correspondent by James Sant")
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.jpg "Fine Arts, Exhibition of the British Institution by James Sant")
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.jpg "The British Institution by James Sant")
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.jpg "The Inexorable by James Sant")
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.jpg "A Girl Reading by James Sant")
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.jpg "Napoleon by James Sant")
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.jpg "Dick Whittington by James Sant")
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.jpg "The First Sense of Sorrow by James Sant")
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