Alfred Stevens

1823 – 1906

English sculptor, designer, and painter, the son of a decorator. He was encouraged by a clergyman who lent him things to copy, so that at 15 he was a competent portraitist in the Reynolds tradition. His patron collected 60 and approached Landseer, but Landseer's premium for an apprenticeship was 500, so in 1833 the boy was put on a ship for Naples.

6 artworks in collection