Born Dora Meeson Australian established self in Chelsea & became member of extensive circle of Australian expatriate artists Elected member of London’s Royal Institute of Oil Painters Member of Artists’ Suffrage League

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Born Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée French Won Grand Prix de Rome 4 painting (1749) elected member of Academie royale de peinture et de sculpture (1755) Career blossomed in Paris leading to appointment as court painter to Elizabeth Empress of Russia

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Born Dora Meeson Australian established self in Chelsea & became member of extensive circle of Australian expatriate artists Elected member of London’s Royal Institute of Oil Painters Member of Artists’ Suffrage League

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Born Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée French Won Grand Prix de Rome 4 painting (1749) elected member of Academie royale de peinture et de sculpture (1755) Career blossomed in Paris leading to appointment as court painter to Elizabeth Empress of Russia

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Born Gustav Vigeland Norwegian renowned for powerful creative imagination & productivity Designer of Nobel Peace Prize medal known for Vigeland installation controversial permanent sculpture installation in Oslo’s Frogner Park due to its Fascist aesthetic

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Born Henri Matisse iconic French famed for masterful colour & fluid draughtsmanship 1 of Big Beasts Rigorous technique emphasized flattened forms & decorative pattern Helped revolutionise & sculpture

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Born Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée French Won Grand Prix de Rome for painting (1749) elected member of Academie royale de peinture et de sculpture (1755) Career blossomed in Paris leading to appointment as court painter 2 Elizabeth Empress of Russia

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