Clarkson Frederick Stanfield
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield was born on December 3, 1793. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Clarkson Frederick Stanfield
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (3 December 1793 – 18 May 1867) was an English artist best known for his large-scale paintings of marine art and landscapes. A former sailor he became celebrated for his Romantic seascapes. Like his friend and colleague David Roberts he initially achieved recognition for his role as a scenic designer working at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane during the Regency era. Stanfield is noted for his close friendship with fellow artists of the Royal Academy Roberts, Edwin Landseer and Daniel Maclise as well as the writer Charles Dickens, with whom he often collaborated. He was widely known as Stanny to his friends and colleagues. He was the father of the painter George Clarkson Stanfield and the composer Francis Stanfield.