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British painter

William Henry MargetsonRI (December 1861 – 2 January 1940) was a British painter and illustrator, mainly known for his aesthetic portraits of women.

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Life and work

Margetson was born at Camberwell, London. He studied at Dulwich College, and later at the Royal College of Art and the Royal Academy Schools. In 1885 he first exhibited at the Royal Academy, and later also at the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Grosvenor Gallery.

In late 1885 he won the Armitage Medal for his studies at the RA, which is now in the British Museum.^[1]

Margetson painted in oils and watercolours. He made his name with portraits of beautiful women, often with modern hairstyles and hats.

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He also created religious and allegorical artworks. To begin with he worked in an academic, Victorian style. Later he would use a looser brushstyle inspired by the Post-Impressionists and the Pre-Raphaelit William Henry Margetson — 101 Artworks in the Artory Registry. QASIZ