Richard Dadd
Richard Dadd (1 August 1817 – 7 January 1886) was an English painter of the Victorian era, 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 a patient in Bethlem and Broadmoor hospitals.
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| Claim to fame | The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (1855-64)
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| Date of birth | 1 August 1817
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| Place of birth | Chatham, Kent, England, UK
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| Date of death | 7 January 1886
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| Age | 68 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Broadmoor Hospital, Berkshire, England
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| Cause of death | Lung disease
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| Occupation | Artist, painter, murderer
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- In August of 1846, during an episode of madness, the artist killed his own father with a knife and then fled to France. He firmly believed that his dad was the Devil in disguise.
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