George Dunlop Leslie | Genre painter

George Dunlop Leslie (1835-1921) was an British Genre painter, author and illustrator.

Leslie was born into an artistic family, his father was the notable genre painter Charles Robert Leslie RA, and his uncle Robert Leslie was a marine artist.

He studied art first at Cary's Art Academy, then from 1854 at the Royal Academy. His first exhibition at the Academy was in 1859 and he showed his work every year thereafter. He became an Associate (ARA) in 1868 and a full Royal Academician (RA) in 1876.

Salon de Paris, 1667-1890 | Art History

Hubert Robert | The Grande Galerie of the Louvre, 1801

The Salon de Paris beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

For almost 150 years (c.1740-1890), the Salon was the most prestigious annual or biannual art event in the world.

As a result, its influence on French painting - in particular artistic style, painterly conventions and the reputation of artists - was enormous.

At the 1761 Salon, thirty-three painters, nine sculptors, and eleven engravers contributed.

From 1881 onward, it has been managed by the Société des Artistes Français.

Dominic Davison, 1972 | Romantic painter

Dominic Davison was born in London and now lives in Buckinghamshire, UK where he gets his inspiration for his idyllic and romantic scenes. He has been creating art for many years and in this time built up a loyal fan base, which now spans worldwide.

Prior to joining MGL he worked as a freelance artist, having his work published in magazines such as '3D Artist', and 'Advanced Photoshop'.

Antonio Rotta (1828-1903) | Genre painter

Antonio Rotta was an Italian painter🎨, mainly of genre🎨 subjects.

Rotta was born on 28 February 1828 in Gorizia in the Kingdom of Illyria.

He enrolled at the Accademia Reale di Belle Arti of Venice, where he studied under Ludovico Lipparini.

His early genre paintings of Venetian scenes were followed by a number of religious and history paintings, among them Tiziano istruisce "Irene di Spilimbergo" ("Titian teaching Irene of Spilimberg").

Raoul Dufy | Fauve painter

French painter in oil and watercolour, illustrator and designer, Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) was born at Le Havre. Took a job in commerce but also began in 1892 to attend evening classes at the municipal Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where he met Othon Friesz.

Awarded a scholarship in 1900 and went to Paris where he studied for four years under Bonnat at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.

Influenced at first by the Impressionists, then from 1905 by the Fauve style of Matisse and began to work in richer colours.