Paintings John William Godward - Artworks and Sketches.

John William Godward was an English painter from the end of the Neo-Classicist era. He was a protg of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, but his style of painting fell out of favour with the rise of modern art. Godward was born in 1861 and lived in Wilton Grove, Wimbledon. He was born to Sarah Eboral and John Godward . He was the eldest of five children. He was named after his father John and grandfather William. He was christened at St. Mary's Church in Battersea on 17 October 1861. The overbearing attitude of his parents made him reclusive and shy later in adulthood. Career He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1887.

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