W russell flint watercolor tattoo
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W russell flint watercolor tattoo
William Russell Flint
Scottish artist and illustrator (–)
Sir William Russell Flint (4 April – 30 December ) was a Scottish artist and illustrator who was known especially for his watercolours of women.
He also worked in oils, tempera, and printmaking.[1]
Biography
Flint was born in Edinburgh on 4 April and was educated at Daniel Stewart's College and then Edinburgh Institution.[2] From to Flint was apprenticed as a lithographic draughtsman while taking classes at the Royal Institute of Art, Edinburgh.[3] From to he worked as a medical illustrator in London while studying part-time at the Heatherley School of Fine Art.[4] He furthered his art education by studying independently at the British Museum.
He was an artist for The Illustrated London News from to , and produced illustrations for editions of several books, including H Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines ( edition),[5]W. S. Gilbert's Savoy Operas (),[6&#