British portrait painter. He studied at the Royal Academy, and exhibited 'Hermia and Helena' and 'Una and the Red Cross Knight in the Cave of Despair'. His work won him a travelling scholarship to the Continent, and he accompanied his friend John Keats to Rome in 1821, writing the bitter epitaph which survives on Keats' headstone to this day. Later, as well as continuing his painting to acclaim, he turned to politics and returned to Rome as British Consul. His painting continued to draw inspiration from literary works, such as King Lear, The Tempest and the Ancient Mariner. He also designed an altarpiece for the church of St Paul in Rome. When he died he was buried next to Keats.
British portrait painter. He studied at the Royal Academy, and exhibited 'Hermia and Helena' and 'Una and the Red Cross Knight in the Cave of Despair'. His work won him a travelling scholarship to the Continent, and he accompanied his friend John Keats to Rome in 1821, writing the bitter epitaph which survives on Keats' headstone to this day. Later, as well as continuing his painting to acclaim, he turned to politics and returned to Rome as British Consul. His painting continued to draw inspiration from literary works, such as King Lear, The Tempest and the Ancient Mariner. He also designed an altarpiece for the church of St Paul in Rome. When he died he was buried next to Keats.
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