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Gustav Pope (1831-1910) | Victorian era painter

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Gustav Pope was a British painter🎨 of Austrian origin. Active in the Victorian era, he incorporated several styles on his work, but in his mature style he showed influences of the second wave of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.


Little is known about Pope's training as a painter, but he is listed as a regular exhibitor in London from 1852-1895, at the British Institution, the Royal Society of British Artists and the Royal Academy.
His work shows the influence of Thomas Seddon, Dante Gabriel Rossetti🎨 and Lord Frederic Leighton🎨. English literary sources, classical mythology, portraiture and idealized images of young women are the most typical subjects in his paintings.
Some sources shows Gustav Pope as deceased by 1895, based on the last year he was exhibiting at the Royal Academy.
Nevertheless, a Cemetery register shows 1910 as the year of his death.
In 1910, the painting A Rainy Day was presented to the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery. He was a resident of Chelsea, according to the 1901 London Census.








Gustav Pope è stato un pittore Britannico🎨 di origine Austriaca. Attivo in epoca vittoriana, ha incorporato diversi stili nel suo lavoro, ma nel suo stile maturo ha mostrato influenze della seconda ondata della Fratellanza Preraffaellita.
Poco si sa della formazione di Papa come pittore, ma è elencato come espositore regolare a Londra dal 1852-1895, presso la British Institution, la Royal Society of British Artists e la Royal Academy.
Il suo lavoro mostra l'influenza di Thomas Seddon, Dante Gabriel Rossetti🎨 e Lord Frederic Leighton🎨. Fonti letterarie inglesi, mitologia classica, ritrattistica e immagini idealizzate di giovani donne sono i soggetti più tipici nei suoi dipinti.
Alcune fonti mostrano Gustav Pope deceduto nel 1895, basato sull'ultimo anno che stava esponendo alla Royal Academy.
Tuttavia, un registro del Cimitero mostra il 1910 come l'anno della sua morte.
Nel 1910, il dipinto A Rainy Day fu presentato al Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery. Era un residente del Chelsea, secondo il censimento di Londra del 1901.