Richard Dadd (August 1 1817 – January 7 1886) was a Victorian painter noted for his depictions of fairies and other supernatural subjects, Orientalist scenes, and enigmatic genre scenes, rendered with obsessively minuscule detail. Most of the works for which he is best known were created while he was incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital.

His aptitude for drawing was evident at an early age, leading to his admission to the Royal Academy of Arts at the age of 20. With William Powell Frith, Augustus Egg, Henry O'Neil and others, he founded The Clique, of which he was generally considered the leading talent.

During a trip to the Middle East and Europe in 1842, Dadd became progressively less rational and increasingly violent, believing himself to be under the influence of the Egyptian god Osiris. His condition was initially thought to be sunstroke.

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リチャード・ダッド／Richard Dadd の『妖精の樵のたくみな一撃』──多分、坂崎乙郎の本で知った絵だと思う。→　ウィキペディア-リチャード・ダッド http://tinyurl.com/2ja75x
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リチャード・ダッド／Richard Dadd の『妖精の樵のたくみな一撃』──多分、坂崎乙郎の本で知った絵だと思う。→　ウィキペディア-リチャード・ダッド http://tinyurl.com/2ja75x
Check out the pictures of Pauline on the move and Richard Dadd now on display in the Fine Art Gallery http://bit.ly/2P5FyP
HarrisPreston (Harris Museum ) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:18:12 -0000
Check out the pictures of Pauline on the move and Richard Dadd now on display in the Fine Art Gallery http://bit.ly/2P5FyP

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