Samuel John Carter
English artist and illustrator
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| Intro | English artist and illustrator | |
| A.K.A. | Samuel Carter | |
| A.K.A. | Samuel Carter | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| was | Painter Illustrator | |
| Work field | Arts Creativity | |
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| Birth | 1835, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom | |
| Death | 1892London, England, UK (aged 57 years) |
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Biography
Samuel John Carter (1835–1892) was a British artist and illustrator.
Life
Carter was based in London and Swaffham, Norfolk. He was an animal painter, working for the Illustrated London News in that field from 1867 to 1889. He also worked as a portrait painter, in his Norfolk locale. Exhibiting at the Royal Academy, he drew positive comment from John Ruskin.
Carter married Martha Joyce (c. 1837–1920) of Swaffham, and they had 11 children: ten sons, and one daughter. Howard Carter was their youngest child.
Work
Record price for this artist at auction is $9,465 USD for ''The King of the Castle'', sold at Sotheby's Olympia in 2005.