Lionel Percy Smythe
Lionel Percy Smythe: A Biography Born: September 4, 1839, London, United Kingdom Died: July 1918 Nationality: British Artistic Movement: Idyllists Early Life and Family Lionel Percy Smythe was born the illegitimate son of Percy Clinton Sydney Smythe, the 6th Viscount Strangford, and Katherine Benham (later Mrs. Wyllie). His early years were spent in France with his family before returning to London in 1843. He recei…
The Lifeline
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Chapters — Career Periods
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Thumbnails — Dated Works
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Colour Band — Movement Drift
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