Marcus Stone's father, Frank Stone, was himself a well-known painter and gave his son an artistic education. Marcus Stone (1840 - 1921) exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts for the first time at the age of 17. He became known for his very emotional portraits and the realistic depiction of scenes from literature. Thus he illustrated books by the well-known British author Charles Dickens, from whose pen works of world literature such as "Great Expectations", "David Copperfield" and "Oliver Twist" were written. While Charles Dickens lives in bourgeois circumstances, he places the social and societal grievances of his time at the centre of his artistic work. The wealthy Marcus Stone, on the other hand, is preceded by a reputation for being vain and having a weakness for an elegant style of dress.
The work on Dickens novels "Our Common Friend" and "Great Expectations" makes Stone's illustrations accessible to a large audience. Many of Dickens novels were first published as sequels in newspapers, as was customary at the time. Stone also did illustrations for Anthony Trollope for his novel "He Knew He Was Right". Besides literary episodes, the artist liked to show historical scenes. An example of this is his portrayal of Napoleon Bonaparte in "On the Road from Waterloo to Paris". His predilection for the detailed depiction of sentimental scenes as well as the great clarity of his coloring can be clearly seen in works such as "Her First Love Letter" or in "Waiting". In doing so, he remains more in the tradition of 18th century English painting. Due to the selection of romantic scenes, his works are also suitable for illustrating Jane Austen novels, which were written long before Marcus Stone's birth at the beginning of the 19th century. Austen's partly ironic observation of social customs and the situation of unmarried, young women from the bourgeoisie still make her novels a moral portrait of that time.
Marcus Stone's works are contemporary witnesses of the Victorian age in Great Britain. His literary illustrations and reproductions of his paintings were already in great demand during his lifetime, making Stone a wealthy man. His paintings can be seen today in major museums such as the Manchester Art Gallery in Yorkshire, the Tate Gallery in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
×
Passionate Customer Service
.jpg "In Love, 1888 by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "By the Canal, Venice by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Marshal Tito, commander of the partisan army that liberated Yugoslavia from the Germans by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Profile of a Young Girl by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1466618).jpg "Two")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1466618).jpg)
.jpg "On the Road from Waterloo to Paris, 1863, 1912 by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "A Passing Cloud by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Old Letters \"I looked for that which is not, nor can be, etc.\" - Christina Rossetti by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Napoleon Seeks Rest in a Roadside Cottage After His Defeat at Waterloo by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Royal Nursery, 1538 by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
 - (MeisterDrucke-291799).jpg "The Gambler")
 - (MeisterDrucke-291799).jpg)
.jpg "Tennyson")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Return by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "James Watt and the Steam-Engine, illustration from")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Book by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "In Love, 1907 by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
 - (MeisterDrucke-176237).jpg "Lost in Thought by Marcus Stone")
 - (MeisterDrucke-176237).jpg)
.jpg "An Appeal for Mercy by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Rose Blossom Time by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn observed by Queen Katherine, 1870 by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Siege at Drogheda, 1649, During the Civil War by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Royalists seeking refuge in the house of a Puritan, engraved by J.D. Cooper by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Waiting at the Gate by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Young James Watt Playing with Steam by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Working and Shirking: \"England Expects Every Man Will Do His Duty\" by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Edward II and Piers Gaveston by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Distant Thoughts by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Claudio, deceived by Don John, accuses Hero, from Much Ado About Nothing by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "James Watt and the Steam-Engine, illustration from")
.jpg)
.jpg "Landscape with Boy in Foreground by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Tennyson")
.jpg)
.jpg "Two")
.jpg)
.jpg "In Love, exhibited in the Royal Academy by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Pleasant Riderhood and John Harmon, illustration from")
.jpg)
.jpg "In the Shade, 1879 by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Honeymoon by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
_1865_(wc_on_paper)_-_(MeisterDrucke-36919).jpg "Kate Collins (nee Dickens) by Marcus Stone")
_1865_(wc_on_paper)_-_(MeisterDrucke-36919).jpg)
.jpg "A Painter")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-390431).jpg "The Happy Pair - Mr. And Mrs. Lammle, 1864 by Marcus Stone")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-390431).jpg)
.jpg "Lear and Cordelia by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Love Letter by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Claudio by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Napoleon seeks rest in a roadside cottage after his defeat at Waterloo, engraved by J.D. Cooper by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Blossoms by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1637805).jpg "The First Love Letter by Marcus Stone")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-1637805).jpg)
.jpg "Married for Love by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Thoughts by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Olivia and Dick Primrose by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Tudor Princesses by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Lear and Cordelia, King Lear by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "James Watt")
.jpg)
.jpg "A Sailor")
.jpg)
.jpg "Silent Pleading by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Olivia by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Love at First Sight by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "London Sketches, a Waxwork Exhibition by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Lost Bird by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Lost Bird by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Letter by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Royal Nursery, 1538 by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn Observed by Queen Catherine, 1870 by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Lover")
.jpg)
.jpg "A Pleasant Spot on the Thames by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "A Stolen Kiss by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "A Stolen Kiss by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Sain et Sauf by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Tennyson")
.jpg)
.jpg "Valentine")
.jpg)
.jpg "A Prior Attachment, 1882 by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "A Type of Female Beauty by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "King Lear and Cordelia by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Bright Summer by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Reverie by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Return of the Lover by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Margaret by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Chest by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "The Letter by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
.jpg "Royalists Seeking Refuge in the House of a Puritan by Marcus Stone")
.jpg)
+43 4257 29415
support@meisterdrucke.com
Mo-Do: 7:00 - 16:00 | Fr: 7:00 - 13:00
