19th Century

Richard Doyle

Born 1824 Died 1883

Early Life and Family Born: September 18, 1824, London, United Kingdom Died: December 10, 1883 Richard "Dickie" Doyle was born into an artistic family. His father, John Doyle (known as 'H.B.'), was a prominent Irish cartoonist and political caricaturist. He had three artist brothers: James William Edmund Doyle, Charles Altamont Doyle (father of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle), and Henry Edward Doyle. Richard received no formal art training beyond his father's studio but displayed exceptional talent from an early age. His mother, Marianna Conan, died when he was young, leaving a significa…

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of Richard Doyle's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.

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Spokes — Subject

Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.

Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

Threads — Shared Context

Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.

Richard Doyle

1824 - 1883

The Subject Atlas

Spokes — Subject

Rings — Career Period

Threads — Shared Context

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