Maurice Greiffenhagen (1862-1931) was a Royal Academician, an instructor at the Glasgow School of Art, and an illustrator. His Wikipedia entry is
here, and a link containing some of his illustrations is
here.
Greiffenhagen was highly competent as well as versatile. I tend to prefer his illustrations to his portraits (he did many), many of which tend to be rather dark with (as best I can tell from digital images) slightly fussy brushwork.
Gallery
Poster Art for London Midland & Scottish Railway
Carlisle, Gateway to Scotland - 1924
A Visit to Town
Piccadilly - 1926
Classical and Literary Scenes
Laertes and Ophelia - 1885
An Idyl - 1891
Cophetua - 1920-25
The Message - 1923
Portraits
Sir Henry Rider Haggard - 1897
Greiffenhagen was an illustrator of Haggard's books.
Lady with coral necklace - c. 1910
Sons of William Parkinson - 1915
Lady Emma J. Biles - 1917
Nude
Nude with a Wrap - 1924
2 comments:
Cheery news.
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/may/30/van-dyke-priest-oil-sketch-church-bells
Then I wondered whether Father J MacL was Roman Catholic or High Church Anglican. Turns out he's neither:
http://www.oldcatholicchurchuk.com
We live and learn.
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