Frederick Goodall, RA, RI
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Frederick Trevelyan Goodall was born on September 17, 1822 in St.John’s Wood, London, England, the second son of Edward Goodall, renowned engraver. He was a painter of landscapes, genre scenes, biblical and Egyptian subjects. He was also a watercolorist. Two of his brothers, Edward Angelo and Walter, became well known watercolor artists and a sister, Eliza, exhibited at the Royal Academy under her married name of Wild. His wife, Alice was also an artist and exhibited at the Royal Academy in the early 1890’s. The famed artist, Joseph Turner, was a regular visitor to the Goodall house, and he encouraged Frederick and his brother to take up the profession. The two brothers spent their free time sketching at the zoo at Regent’s Park, the Albany Street Barracks and along the banks of the Thames. They watched the building of the tunnel at Rotherhithe and through a chance meeting with Isambard Brunel led to Frederick’s first commission: six watercolor drawings showing the tunnel works, four of which were hung at the Royal Academy when he was just sixteen years old. His first oil painting won a silver medal at the Society of Arts, London when he was only fourteen. In 1843, Goodall toured Ireland with the noted artist, F.W. Topham and in 1858 under the patronage of his master teacher, Carl Haag, took the first of his many trips to Egypt. Goodall exhibited quite successfully at the Royal Academy over twenty seven times from 1838 through 1859. Overall, more than 170 of his canvasses were shown at the Royal Academy in a period of forty six years. In addition, he exhibited throughout his lifetime at other important London venues, including the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Grosvenor Gallery. Outside of London, he exhibited at the Royal Society of Artists, Birmingham, the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, the Walker Art Gallery of Liverpool and the Manchester City Art Gallery. Goodall was elected an Associate member (ARA) of the Royal Academy in 1852 and a full member (RA) in 1868. He was also elected a full member (RI) of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours in 1867. Goodall died in 1904. Today, Frederick Goodall’s works can be found in private and public collections, worldwide, including museums in Bristol, Leicester, Liverpool, Hamburg, Victoria and Brisbane. Most notably, his works can also be found in the Tate Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. |
