The New International Encyclopædia/Richmond, William Blake

RICHMOND, Sir William Blake (1843—). An English historical and portrait painter, born in London. He was the pupil of Sir Frederick Leighton, and his works belong to the order of classic genre made popular by Leighton and Alma-Tadema. They include “Amor Vincit Omnia,” and “An Audience in Athens During the Representation of the Agamemnon” (1885, in the Birmingham Gallery). He also painted several portraits of celebrities. He was Slade professor at Oxford from 1878 until 1883, became an associate of the Royal Academy in 1888, and was knighted in 1897. He designed and superintended the mosaic decoration of the interior of Saint Paul's Cathedral, London.