Background
HOLDEN, Albert W. was born on July 6, 1848. Son of William Lloyd Holden, citizen of London.
HOLDEN, Albert W. was born on July 6, 1848. Son of William Lloyd Holden, citizen of London.
Christ’s Hospital; privately. Studied drawing and antiquities at the British Museum.
Works: A Bank Holiday, Resident Advisor, 1883; Listeners Never Hear Good of Themselves, Resident Advisor, 1888; A Long Bill, 1894; The Five Senses, 1896; Naughty Polly, 1898; The Annunciation, Resident Advisor, 1896; portrait of Alderman Colly in official robes, Resident Advisor, 1901; Simon the Cellarer, Resident Advisor, 1905; The Nelson Room, Greenwich Hospital, Saluting the Admiral (published 1905).Became a Probationer and gained a studentship at the Royal Academy of Arts. Afterwards exhibiting there. Professor of Fine Arts, King’s College, University of London, 1887- 1904.
Professor Emeritus, 1904. Painter of Historical and Humorous pictures, also portraits.