Collier, John (1850-1934)
Creator details
- Name
- Collier, John (1850-1934)
- Nationality
- English
- Biography
- John Collier OBE RP (b.1850 d.1934) was a British painter and writer. Collier studied painting in Paris with Jean-Paul Laurens and at the Munich academy in 1875. Painting in a pre-raphaelite style Collier was a hugely successful portrait painter producing works for the Duke of York and the Prince of Wales. He exhibited his work 83 times at the Royal Academy in London. He was one of the founding members of the Royal Society of Portrait painters, of which he became Vice President.
