John Minton (artist)
Francis John Minton was an English painter, illustrator, stage designer and teacher. After studying in France, he became a teacher in London, and at the same time maintained a consistently large output of works. In addition to landscapes, portraits and other paintings, some of them on an unusually large scale, he built up a reputation as an illustrator of books.
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Background
- Born in
- Great Shelford
- Educated at
- Reading SchoolSt John's Wood Art School
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1917
Born
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