Notable British Artists

Question 1

Who was Thomas Gainsborough?

Answer 1

Portrait painter

Painted people in country or garden scenery

Question 2

Who was David Allan?

Answer 2

Scottish portrait painter

Painted “The Origin of Painting”

Question 3

Who was Joseph Turner?

Answer 3

Landscape painter
Modern style
Considered to have raised the profile of landscape painting

Question 4

Who was John Constable?

Answer 4

Landscape painter

Famous for painting “Dedham Vale”

Question 5

Where is Dedham Vale?

Answer 5

East of England

On the Suffolk/Essex border

Question 6

When did the Pre-Raphaelites paint?

Answer 6

2nd half of the 19th century

Question 7

What themes did the Pre-Raphaelites paint?

Answer 7

Religion
Literature
(in bright colours)

Question 8

Which famous painters did the Pre-Raphaelites include?

Answer 8

Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Holman Hunt
Sir John Millais

Question 9

Who was Sir John Lavery?

Answer 9

Northern Irish portrait painter

He painted the Royal Family

Question 10

Who was Henry Moore?

Answer 10

English sculptor and artist

Known for large abstract bronze sculptures

Question 11

Who was John Petts?

Answer 11

Welsh artist

Best known for: engravings and stained glass

Question 12

Who was Lucian Freud?

Answer 12

British portrait painter

German-born