Dyce William

Dyce, William, R.A (1806-1864), a painter, born at Aberdeen and educated at Marischal College in that city. In 1825 he went to Rome and showed a tendency towards pre-Raphaelitism. He exhibited at Edinburgh in 1830 and in 1844 was appointed Professor of Fine Arts at King's College, London. He was chosen to aid in the decoration of the Houses of Parliament and of Osborne House. He became A.R.A. in 1844, R.A. in 1848. He was also an author, having brought out an edition of the Prayer-Book and a work on Plain Chaunt.