Joseph Finnemore (1860–1939) was a prolific book and magazine illustrator who worked particularly for the Religious Tract Society.[1] He was also a painter in oils.

He was born in Birmingham in 1860 and educated at the Birmingham School of Art and in Antwerp under Charles Verlat.[1] Following a tour of Europe and the Near East in the early 1880s, he settled in London in 1884.[1]

Of his paintings in oils, his works include The Proclamation of King Edward VII at St. James' Palace January 24, 1901 and On the Lookout, A Stormy Night.[2]

A rare commissioned engraving by Finnemore of the Baltic Exchange dated 1918

He was a member of the Society of Illustrators, the Royal Society of British Artists (from 1893) and Royal Institute (from 1898).[1]

A pencil signature by the artist Joseph Finnemore

Books illustrated by Joseph Finnemore

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Joseph Finnemore, 1860-1939". The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler. University of Glasgow.
  2. ^ "Joseph Finnemore bei artnet". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2006.
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