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Sunday, October 28, 2012

"The Jade Necklace", By ~ William Clarke Wontner ~ 1857 - 1930.

William Clarke Wontner
1857 - 1930
London, England

William Clarke Wontner was a neo-classical painter during the neo-classical movement of England, of which Lawrence Alma-Tadema was the foremost leader. Wontner added Orientalist elements into his paintings because he loved to paint seductive women often against white marble walls in classical oriental settings.