Philip Norman
1842–1931
Writer, painter, and antiquarian. Son of George Warde Norman. Attended Eton, 1855–9. Studied art at the Slade school in the early 1870s and exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1877–1904. Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, 1886; vice-president, 1913–17. Best known for his books on and drawings of old London.
Sources
Eton school lists
Kent 1939, Wood 1995.
Bibliography
Eton school lists: The Eton school lists, from 1791 to 1850. With short notes by H. E. C. Stapylton. 2d edition. London: Williams. 1864.
Kent, William. 1939. London worthies. London: Phoenix House.
Wood, Christopher. 1995. Dictionary of British art. Vol. 4, Victorian painters. 2 vols. Research by Christopher Newall and Margaret Richardson. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club.
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