John Wood
British, 1801-1870
NationalityBritish
BiographyJohn Wood was born in London, June 29, 1801 and died in London, April 19, 1870.Wood showed early promise of success as a painter of historical and biblical subjects. He studied first with his father, a drawing master, and then at the Royal Academy Schools, where he won the gold medal in 1825. In 1834 he was awarded a rare religious commission for an altarpiece for St. James's church, Bermondsey. His painting Elizabeth in the Tower won a prize at Manchester in 1836.
Person TypeIndividual
British, 1734-1802
Alternative Names: George Romney
British, 1776-1837
Alternative Names: John Constable
British, born 1780
Alternative Names: William Warren Wood
British, 1745 - 1831
Alternative Names: Ralph Winstanley Wood
British, 1675 - 1734
Alternative Names: James Thornhill
British, 1784 - 1862
Alternative Names: Will Chifney
British, 1786 - 1854
Alternative Names: Sam Chifney , Jr.
British, 1741-1779
Alternative Names: John Hamilton Mortimer
British, 1836 - 1912
Alternative Names: Lawrence Alma-Tadema
British, 1751 - 1797
Alternative Names: Jeremiah Milles
British, 1652 - 1684
Alternative Names: Lady Essex (Rich) Finch, later Countess of Nottingham
British, 1746 - 1808
Alternative Names: Mary Margaret (Pearce) Wood