Background
STOREY, George Adolphus was born on January 7, 1834 in London. 2nd son of Janies Payne Storey and Emily Fitch.
STOREY, George Adolphus was born on January 7, 1834 in London. 2nd son of Janies Payne Storey and Emily Fitch.
In Paris, under M. Morand, Professor of Mathematics. Returned to England, 1850. Studied at J. M. Leigh’s Art School in Newman Street.
Became a student at Royal Academy. Exhibited first picture R.A., 1852. Visited Spain, 1862-1863.
Teacher of Perspective at the Royal Academy, 1900. Pictures: The Danaides, 1864. Lady Godiva, 1865; A Royal Challenge.
After You, 1867; The Shy Pupil, 186S. The Old Soldier, 1869. Only a Rabbit, 1870; Scandal, 1872.
Blue Girls of Canterbury. Little Swansdown; Christmas Visitors, 1874. Mrs. Finch, 1875; Caught.
Mistress Dorothy; The Pump-Room, Bath. The Connoisseur; The Young Prodigal, etc. First Practice, 1894.
Double Dummy; Coming Events. Rival Minstrels, 1895. A Love Stratagem, and the Town Gossip, 1896.
A Fair Musician, 1897. The Daughter of the Regiment, 1897. Mischief, 1897.
Summer Days, 1897.
In Evening Shade, 1898. The Lost Labour of the Danaides. Philomel, 1900; The Love Letter, 1901.
A Love Sonnet; A Talkative Companion. A Reverie, 1902; Pluto’s Messenger, 1904. Venus Lamenting the Death of Adonis.
Griselda, 1905; Leda, Pamela, etc., 1906. Mrs. E. W. Meyerstein, 1907. Phryne, Bridge and Willow's, 1908.
Circe, Pan and Syrinx, and Phillis Meyerstein, 1909. My Mother’s Portrait, Thalia, Fotis, Twro Girls Reading, etc., 1910. And many portraits. Elected 1876; artist.
Associate of the Royal Academy.
Reading, etc.