Stanhope Forbes
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| Born | 18 November 1857 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Died |
2 March 1947 (aged 89) Newlyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Lambeth School of Art, Royal Academy, and in Paris under Léon Bonnat |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Newlyn School |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Forbes |
| Awards | RA |
Stanhope Alexander Forbes RA (18 November 1857 – 2 March 1947), was an artist and a founding member of the influential Newlyn school of painters. He was often called 'the father of the Newlyn School'.
Forbes was born in Dublin, the son of Juliette de Guise Forbes, a French woman, and William Forbes, an English railway manager, who was later transferred to London. He had an older brother named William, who, like his father, was a railway manager; William worked for the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway.
He was married in the summer of 1889 to fellow painter Elizabeth Armstrong at Newlyn's St Peter's Church. Their first home was at the "Cliffs Castle" cottage, which overlooked the sea. They had a son named Alexander, nicknamed Alec. The couple had a home built for the family in Higher Faughan, Penzance. Elizabeth died in 1912.
In 1915, Forbes remarried friend and previous student Maudie Palmer, who had been "assistant, helper and friend to the whole Forbes family." During the First World War Forbes' son Alec served under the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Alec died on the battlefield in August, 1916.
Forbes died in Newlyn on 2 March 1947 at the age of 89. He was buried in the churchyard of Sancreed Parish Church.
Schooled at Dulwich College, he studied art under John Sparkes who later taught at South Kensington School of Art. His father then worked for the Luxembourg Railway and after a period of poor health Forbes was removed from Dulwich College and studied under private teachers in Brussels. This also afforded additional time to draw. After the end of the Franco-Prussian War, the Forbes returned to London. Dulwich College professor John Sparkes helped influence William Forbes of his son's artistic talent, Stanhope Forbes then attended Lambeth School of Art (now the City & Guilds of London Art School). By 1878 he attended the Royal Academy under Sir Frederic Leighton and Sir John Millais. Fellow students at the academy included Arthur Hacker, Henry Herbert La Thangue and Solomon J. Solomon. He participated in his first exhibition there.
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