John St Helier Lander
John St Helier Lander (19 October 1868 in
On leaving school, he was sent to become a watchmaker at the age of fifteen, but spent so much time drawing that he was taken away and allowed to paint. On reaching the age of seventeen and having sold some of his pictures, he went to London to study in an art school. Although he remained there a year, he hated the school. He was invited to breakfast with Sir John Everett Millais, a fellow Jerseyman, who advised him to continue his artistic career and to go to Paris. In Paris he studied at the Académie Julian under William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Fleury.[3]
After a year in Paris he returned to London to enter the
London
He was greatly encouraged by the
In 1923 he received a silver medal at the
He was a good friend of the Jersey artist
Notable portraits painted
- British Royal Family
- Prince of Wales, future King Edward VIII
- Prince George, Duke of Kent
- George V
- George VI (collaboration)
- Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood
- Gordon Hewart, 1st Viscount Hewart, his brother-in-law.
- Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford
- Ada Elizabeth Levett
- Leopold Canning, 4th Baron Garvagh
References
- ^ Anonymous (1944). Mr. J. St H. Lander. The Times February 15, 1944 p 6
- ^ Balleine, G.R. (1948). A Biographical Dictionary of Jersey, p 351-2. London: Staples Press
- ^ Lander, J. St H. (1939). John St Helier Lander, painter of Royal portraits, by Himself. The Islander Vol 1, Issue 9, pages 4–5
- ^ Le Brocq, P. (1998). The Royal Court and States Building. Publisher unknown
- ^ "HRH Edward, Prince of Wales". Art UK. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
External links
- 65 artworks by or after John St Helier Lander at the Art UK site