Record

CodePX703
Dates1851-1934
Person NameDollman; John Charles (1851-1934); Artist
SurnameDollman
ForenamesJohn Charles
EpithetArtist
ActivityWell known for paintings of animals, some specially prepared for a series of Museum postcards, and historical/mythological paintings. Painted 'A Very Gallant Gentleman', a tribute to Captain Oates.
Natural History collector - presented collection of British lepidoptera to the Museum in 1931, with a series of watercolours of the caterpillars.
Studied at South Kensington and the Royal Academy Schools. Set up a studio at Bedford Park, London. Exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1870 to 1912, elected RWS (Member of the Royal Watercolour Society) in 1913. Dollman was also an illustrator, working in black and white or colour for magazines such as the Graphic during and after the 1880s.
Relationships2 sons: John Guy (1886-1942) NHM Mammals curator and Hereward Chune (1888-1919)
Catalogue
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DF/PUB/509/176African mammals: 6 coloured cards from paintings by FW Kuhnert and J C Dollman (B91-97)
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