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John William Godward was born on August 9 th, He was the eldest of five children of John Godward and Sarah Eborall..
John William Godward was an English Neoclassical artist from who lived from to He studied under artists such as Frederic Leighton and Lawrence Alma-.
John William Godward
English painter (–)
John William Godward (9 August 13 December ) was an English painter from the end of the Neo-Classicist era. He was a protégé of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, but his style of painting fell out of favour with the rise of modern art.
Early life
Godward was born in and lived in Wilton Grove, Wimbledon. He was born to Sarah Eboral and John Godward (an investment clerk at the Law Life Assurance Society, London).[1]:17–19 He was the eldest of five children.
He was named after his father John and grandfather William. He was christened at St Mary's Church, Battersea on 17 October The overbearing attitude of his parents made him reclusive and shy later in adulthood.[1]:22
Career
He exhibited at the Royal Academy from [2] When he moved to Italy with one of his models in , his family broke off all contact with him and even cut his image from family pictures.[1]: G