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Archer James Oliver ARA (1774 – 16 March 1842) was a British painter, principally active as a portraitist.

Life

The son of John and Anna Maria Oliver, he was christened at St Mary's church in Whitechapel on 3 October 1774. Oliver studied at the Royal Academy from 13 August 1790. He exhibited 210 paintings at the Royal Academy between 1791 and 1841, and 62 at the British Institution. In the latter part of his career he showed still lifes of fruit, nuts and dead game, and some biblical scenes, in addition to the portraits which had previously predominated.

His portraits were often engraved. Their subjects included the banker George Children; the politician Sir Berkeley Guise, 2nd Baronet; the songwriter Charles Morris; Robert Morris; the minister Vicesimus Knox; and the solicitor Robert Blake. In 1803-4 he exhibited some portraits of members of the Howard family in medieval costume, intended as designs for stained glass at Arundel Castle.

He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy on 2 November 1807.

References

1. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975: Archer James Oliver, 03 Oct 1774;" (citing ST MARY WHITECHAPEL,STEPNEY,LONDON,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 94,694). FamilySearch. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
2. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Oliver, Archer James" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 42. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
3. ^ Graves, Algernon (1905). The Royal Academy: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors from its Foundations in 1769 to 1904. Vol. 6. London: Henry Graves. pp. 8–10.
4. Graves, Algernon (1884). A Dictionary of Artists who have exhibited works in the principal London Exhibitions of Oil Paintings from 1760 to 1880. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 174.

Sources

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Oliver, Archer James". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 42. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

External links

• Archival items relating to Oliver at the Royal Academy
• Paintings by Oliver at the National Portrait Gallery
• 6 artworks by or after Archer James Oliver at the Art UK site

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