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John William Godward

1861 - 1922

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John William Godward (9 August 1861 – 13 December 1922) was an English painter from the end of the Neo-Classicist era. He was a protégé of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, but his style of painting fell out of favour with the rise of modern art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John William Godward is the 802nd most popular painter (down from 721st in 2019), the 1,843rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,421st in 2019) and the 24th most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, John William Godward ranks 802 out of 2,023. Before him are Franz von Lenbach, Spinello Aretino, John Martin, Adam Frans van der Meulen, George Stubbs, and Pedro Américo. After him are Antoine Wiertz, Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Andrea Sacchi, Heinrich Hofmann, Louise Abbéma, and Piero del Pollaiolo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, John William Godward ranks 53. Before him are Ivana Kobilca, Stanislas de Guaita, Juhani Aho, Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia, Louis Anquetin, and Alexey Kaledin. After him are William C. Durant, William Renshaw, Konstantin Korovin, Thomas Heath, Robert T. A. Innes, and Constantin Prezan. Among people deceased in 1922, John William Godward ranks 52. Before him are Edmund Leighton, Gaston, Count of Eu, Paul Durand-Ruel, Eugen Ehrlich, Stephan Burián von Rajecz, and Sidney Sonnino. After him are Kamo, Felip Pedrell, Jules Guesde, Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Pandita Ramabai, and Slavoljub Eduard Penkala.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John William Godward ranks 1,843 out of 8,785. Before him are Harry Seeley (1839), John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1384), Kay Parker (1944), William Watson (1715), Norman Davies (1939), and Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777). After him are Charli XCX (1992), John Eliot Gardiner (1943), George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608), Kingsley Amis (1922), John Moore (1761), and Martin Freeman (1971).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, John William Godward ranks 24. Before him are Joseph Wright of Derby (1734), Edmund Leighton (1852), Jack Butler Yeats (1871), Thomas Cole (1801), John Martin (1789), and George Stubbs (1724). After him are Arthur Rackham (1867), James Gillray (1756), Evelyn De Morgan (1855), Pieter de Molijn (1595), Richard Parkes Bonington (1801), and Sidney Paget (1860).

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