Philip Hermogenes Calderon: A Victorian Romantic Painter Philip Hermogenes Calderon (1833-1898) was a British painter of French & Spanish descent, born in Poitiers, France, whose artistic journey began amidst the fervor of Pre-Raphaelitism before blossoming into a celebrated practitioner of historical genre painting. His legacy resides not only in his exquisite canvases but also in his pivotal role as Keeper of the Royal Academy—a pos…