# Sir John Edward Poynter

English, 1836–1919

Poynter studied in Rome and in Paris under Charles Gleyre, and made his name with large classical and biblical scenes such as Israel in Egypt. He was an influential administrator: the first Slade Professor at University College London, director for art at the South Kensington Museum, Director of the National Gallery from 1894 to 1904 and President of the Royal Academy from 1896. Through his wife, Agnes Macdonald, he was related by marriage to Burne-Jones and Kipling.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

3 works in the collection.

- [The Golden Age](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-golden-age-aic-160031), Sir John Edward Poynter, 1875. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [The Festival](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-festival-aic-160032), Sir John Edward Poynter, 1875. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Study for Festival](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/study-for-festival-aic-210100), Sir John Edward Poynter, c. 1875. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.