Artist

Charles Napier Kennedy

British, 1852–1898

Charles Napier Kennedy was a British Post-Impressionism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at National Gallery of Ireland. Charles Napier Kennedy was born in London.

Charles Napier Kennedy ARHA, ROI (1852 in London – 1898 in St Ives) was a British artist. He studied at the Slade School and was renowned for his mythological paintings. He was elected a member (ROI) of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1883, and was elected an Associate member (ARHA) of the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1896.

His wife Lucy (née Marwood) was also an artist. Kennedy died in St Ives, Cornwall, in 1898, at the age of 46.

Works by Charles Napier Kennedy

Collections represented

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