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FREDERICK GOODALL
1822-1904
Frederick Trevelyan Goodall (b. 17 September 1822, London): "Received his education at the Wellington Road Academy ¿ Two of his brothers, Edward Angelo and Walter, became well known watercolour artists, and a sister Eliza, exhibited at the Royal Academy under her married name of Wild. John Ruskin, Clarkson Stanfield, Augustus Pugin, David Roberts and of course Turner, were among regular visitors to the Goodall house and encouraged Frederick and his brother Edward A. to take up the profession ¿ A chance meeting with Isambard Brunel led to Frederick's first commission: six watercolour drawings showing the tunnel works, four of which were hung in the Royal Academy when Frederick was sixteen. ... [A] visit to France and a subsequent tour in Ireland inspired the romantic and rustic scenes of village life influenced by David Wilkie, which, together with stirring historical episodes like Cranmer At Traitor's Gate, were Fred's next Academy exhibits. He readily found patrons and purchasers and in 1852 was elected ARA. Goodall's opportunity to widen his horizon came in 1858 when he was invited to accompany a group of friends to Egypt. It was to be the turning point in his career and except for some portraits and a few English landscapes, his pictures, over 170 canvases in 46 years, shown in the Royal Academy alone, had Egypt as their setting ¿ In 1869 the Royal Academy moved to their new galleries in Burlington House and Goodall was invited to exhibit 50 of his studies completed during his 1858/59 stay in Egypt which was an Academy record. Frederick Goodall was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1852, a full member in 1863 . . . In 1870 ¿ Frederick ¿ returned to Egypt ... On Fred's return from Egypt the second time, he left London ¿ On his property at Harrow, he had built a brick and timber house [called Graeme¿s Dyke]¿ While at Graeme's Dyke, Goodall painted some 30 large biblical pictures for Mr. Blackwell, who built a special gallery to hold them in his home ¿ Frederick Goodall continued painting into the 20th century. One of his last works in 1901 titled "The Snake Charmer" was sent to Marlborough House for His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, to inspect. When Frederick Goodall died in 1904 there were examples of his work in many art galleries in addition to the Tate and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Unfortunately, a number of the Egyptian oil sketches shown in the Academy Exhibition of 1869 along with other works were destroyed in the last war ¿ Frederick Goodall is buried at Highgate Cemetery in London along with family members."
The Goodall Family of Artists, "Frederick Goodall R.A. 1822-1904" [all paragraphs], http://www.goodallartists.ca/newpage3.htm (accessed January 23, 2007).
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