Richard Dadd

(1817–1886) British artist (1817-1886)

Richard Dadd (1817–1886) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Richard Dadd belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.

Richard Dadd was born in High Street and died in Broadmoor Hospital. Richard Dadd trained at King's School, Rochester and Royal Academy of Arts. Richard Dadd worked in London, Cairo, Greece, and Italy. Wikidata associates Richard Dadd with fairy painting.

One of the best-known works is ‘The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke’. The works belong mainly to the genres genre art, history painting, and landscape painting. The catalogue has 41 works by Richard Dadd with free images. The dated works span the years 1837–1880. Works by Richard Dadd are held by several collections, among them Yale Center for British Art, Tate, Department of Paintings of the Louvre, and National Gallery.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include John Phillip, Aleksandr Agin, Ignacio Merino, Alexandre Antigna, and Julius Lange.

• Realism
• The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke