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John Crome

1768 - 1821

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John Crome (22 December 1768 – 22 April 1821), once known as Old Crome to distinguish him from his artist son John Berney Crome, was an English landscape painter of the Romantic era, one of the principal artists and founding members of the Norwich School of painters. He lived in the English city of Norwich for all his life. Most of his works are of Norfolk landscapes. Crome's work is in the collections of public art galleries, including the Tate Gallery and the Royal Academy in London, and the Castle Museum in Norwich. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Crome is the 1,982nd most popular painter (down from 1,975th in 2024), the 5,825th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,492nd in 2019) and the 130th most popular British Painter.

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Among painters, John Crome ranks 1,982 out of 2,023. Before him are Charles Marion Russell, Arthur Wesley Dow, John Sell Cotman, Vajiha Samadova, George Luks, and Ghada Amer. After him are Gertrude Abercrombie, Stephen Wiltshire, Ali Divandari, Wayne Thiebaud, Israel Tsvaygenbaum, and Joana Vasconcelos.

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Among people born in 1768, John Crome ranks 48. Before him are Louise Caroline of Hochberg, Hendrik Voogd, Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel, Astley Cooper, Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, and Mah Laqa Bai. After him are Edward Donovan, and Smith Thompson. Among people deceased in 1821, John Crome ranks 34. Before him are José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Georg Friedrich von Martens, Carlo Porta, John Hunter, and Heinrich Kuhl. After him are Elizabeth Inchbald, and John Rennie the Elder.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Crome ranks 5,827 out of 8,785. Before him are Sophie Monk (1979), Will Champion (1978), Christien Anholt (1971), Thomas Hood (1799), Tara Fitzgerald (1967), and Matthew Rhys (1974). After him are John Waite (1952), Steven Isserlis (1958), John Spencer (1935), George MacDonald Fraser (1925), Cameron Mackintosh (1946), and Ivor Montagu (1904).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, John Crome ranks 130. Before him are James Thornhill (1675), William Nicholson (1872), Howard Hodgkin (1932), Laura Muntz Lyall (1860), Hablot Knight Browne (1815), and John Sell Cotman (1782). After him are Stephen Wiltshire (1974), Thomas Sully (1783), Marc Quinn (1964), Stanley Spencer (1891), William Hart (1823), and Leslie Ward (1851).

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