John Sell Cotman

In early childhood, Sarah Stickney was educated by her mother at home. Both her parents were anxious that their children should be well educated. Her father later taught her about literature and ensured that she...

DGR attended King's College School (from 1837 to 1841), where he studied with John Sell Cotman . He led a desultory, bohemian life until in 1847, after finding the approach of the Royal Academy stultifying...