Background
CRAFT, Percy R. was born in 1856. Son of John Craft, formerly of Milton, in Kent.
CRAFT, Percy R. was born in 1856. Son of John Craft, formerly of Milton, in Kent.
Studied at private tutor. Studied Art at the West London School of Art, Heatherleys, and the Slade School, under Sir East. J. Poynter and Professor Legros.
Exhibitor at the Royal Academy, with an occasional break, since 1882. Also exhibitor at the old Salon, Paris, the New Gallery, the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and principal provincial exhibitions. Member L’union Internationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, et cetera
Gold and Silver Medallist.
Principal works: The Only Son, the Departure, 1886. The Only Son, the Return, 18S7.
Heva Heva, 18S9. A Good Haul, 1896. Tucking a School of Pilchards on the Cornish Coast, 1807.
The Pathos of War, and The Old Sumach, 1001.
Under the Deodar, 1002. An Old English Garden, 1003. Portrait of John Linton, 1004.
The Hooded Hawk, and Love Reigns 457 Everywhere, 1005.
Tea-time at the “Mays,” Cambridge, 1007.
Royal British Colonial Society of Artists. Club: Savage.