Artists in the Spotlight: John Fulleylove

British artist John Fulleylove was born on 18 August 1845 in Leicester, United Kingdom. He grew up in Leicester in the East Midlands and was a trained architect. By profession, he came to graphic drawing and eventually became a landscape painter. Fulleylove was mainly concerned with oil and watercolor painting. In his early career, he also worked as an illustrator for a London weekly magazine. From the 1870s he gained great popularity and presented his works as early as 1875 at exhibitions throughout the UK. John Fulleylove was passionate about traveling and then captured his impressions on canvas. Thus, images of secular and religious buildings and gardens in Rome, Florence and Athens were created. Popular in particular were his paintings of landscapes in the Middle East and the Holy Land, but he also painted many views of cities, villages and historic buildings of his native England. Fulleylove is one of the most prolific painters of his time. Many of his paintings were published as early as the Victorian era in extensive publications and travel volumes. Today, the painter's works can be found in prestigious homes such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and the Art Galleries of Liverpool. John Fulleylove was married to artist Elizabeth Elgood. His brother-in-law George Elgood had also dedicated himself to garden painting. His daughter Joan Fulleylove (1886-1947) later became famous as a glass painter. Among other things, she created glass windows for the Anglican Cathedral in Khartoum / Egypt and joined the women's rights movement early on. His son Christopher Fulleylove (1887-1954) made a name for himself as a painter. John Fulleylove died on May 22, 1908 in London's Hampstead. He is buried at the Highgate Cemetery.

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