Edward Poynter
1836–1919 (age 83)·British artist·Birthday: March 20
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The biggest hits of 1836
Edward's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1836Born
1841Started school
1849Became a teenager
1852Could drive
1854Could vote
1857Turned 21
1866Turned 30
President: Andrew Johnson
1876Turned 40
President: Ulysses S. Grant
1886Turned 50
Statue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor
President: Grover Cleveland
1896Turned 60
First modern Olympic Games held in Athens
President: Grover Cleveland
1906Turned 70
San Francisco earthquake devastates the city
President: Theodore Roosevelt
1916Turned 80
The Battle of the Somme claims over a million casualties
President: Woodrow Wilson
1919Died at 83
Treaty of Versailles signed; Prohibition ratified
President: Woodrow Wilson
“I hold that the artist's primary duty is to draw, and to draw from the antique.”
