Frank Holl

Frank Holl, Francis Montague Holl actually ( born July 4, 1845 in Kentish Town, † July 31, 1888 in Hampstead ) was an English painter and illustrator.

Life and work

Holl received his first instruction from his father, the famous engraver Francis Holl. He was referring to 15 years, the school of the Royal Academy, where she won the gold medal in 1863 and a two-year scholarship for the best historical picture. In 1869 he painted a touching family scene The Lord gave, the Lord has taken it, what gave him the queen the contract for another picture similar theme. He then painted No customer of the Lake (1871 ), in which he portrayed a sailor woman with foresight in anxious anticipation by the lake.

Holl was also an illustrator for various publications, including in the work Phineas Redux active. Towards the end of his life, Holl turned to portraiture. In his work shows a tendency to pathetic, but they are always of great care and are evidence of nature study.

Works

• The sacrifice of Isaac
• The Farnkrautsammler (1865 )
• Convalescent (1867 )
• The village burial
• A quiet place in a railway station ( 1873)
• In stitches left (1874 )
• The first-born (1876 )
• The home transition (1877 )
• In Newgate arrested (1878 )