Francis Danby

Francis Danby ARA (16 November 1793 – 9 February 1861) was an Irish painter of the Romantic era. His imaginative, dramatic landscapes were comparable to those of John Martin. Danby initially developed his imaginative style while he was the central figure in a group of artists who have come to be known as the Bristol School. His period of greatest success was in London in the 1820s.

Francis Danby
Danby in the 1850s
Born(1793-11-16)16 November 1793
Died9 February 1861(1861-02-09) (aged 67)
Exmouth, England
NationalityIrish
Known forLandscape painting
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