John_Simmons_(painter)
John Simmons (painter)
English painter
John Simmons (1823–1876) was a British miniature painter and illustrator, known primarily for his watercolours of ethereal fairyland scenes, often illustrating Shakespearian or other literary works[1] (such as his illustrations for A Midsummer Night's Dream).[2] He was one of several popular Victorian artists who together created "a genre of forest idyll" in their fairy paintings.[3] They are often grouped with the Pre-Raphaelites.[4] Simmons lived in Bristol, and also painted portraits.[5] He was elected to membership of the Bristol Academy of the Fine Arts in 1849.[6] He died in November 1876 and is buried at Arnos Vale Cemetery.[7]