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Sir William Russell Flint (4 April 1880 – 30 December 1969) was a Scottish artist and illustrator who was known especially for his watercolour paintings of women. He also worked in oils, tempera, and printmaking. He was born in Edinburgh. He was educated at Daniel Stewart's College and then Edinburgh Institution. From 1894 to 1900 Flint apprenticed as a lithographic draughtsman while taking classes at the Royal Institute of Art, Edinburgh.〔Theo Cowdell, ("Flint, Sir William Russell" ) ''Oxford Art Online''〕 From 1900 to 1902 he worked as a medical illustrator in London while studying part-time at Heatherley's Art School.〔 He furthered his art education by studying independently at the British Museum. He was an artist for ''The Illustrated London News'' from 1903 to 1907, and produced illustrations for editions of several books, including W. S. Gilbert's ''Savoy Operas'' (1909)〔("''Savoy Operas: With Illustrations in Colour by W. Russell Flint''" ), George Bell & Sons (1909)〕 and Chaucer's ''The Canterbury Tales'' (1912).〔 Flint was elected president of Britain’s Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours (now the Royal Watercolour Society) in 1936 to 1956, and knighted in 1947.〔〔http://www.colombart.co.uk/Sir_William_Russell_Flint_biography.htm〕 During visits to Spain, Flint was impressed by Spanish dancers, and he depicted them frequently throughout his career.〔 He enjoyed considerable commercial success but little respect from art critics, who were disturbed by a perceived crassness in his eroticized treatment of the female figure.〔Postle and Vaughan 1999, p. 76.〕 Flint was active as an artist until his death in London on 30 December 1969. ==Illustrations to ''Savoy Operas''== ''Savoy Operas'' is a collection of four opera librettos by W. S. Gilbert that had been set to music by Arthur Sullivan, originally published 1909. ;Princess Ida: File:William Russell Flint - W. S. Gilbert - Savoy Operas - Princess Ida 1.jpg|"I can tell a woman's age in half a minute—and I do!" File:William Russell Flint - W. S. Gilbert - Savoy Operas - Princess Ida 2.jpg|"Must we, till then, in prison cell be thrust?" File:William Russell Flint - W. S. Gilbert - Savoy Operas - Princess Ida 3.jpg|Enter Princess, reading. File:William Russell Flint - W. S. Gilbert - Savoy Operas - Princess Ida 4.jpg|Enter the "Daughters of the Plough," bearing Luncheon. File:William Russell Flint - W. S. Gilbert - Savoy Operas - Princess Ida 6.jpg|The Gate yields. Hildebrand and Soldiers rush in. File:William Russell Flint - W. S. Gilbert - Savoy Operas - Princess Ida 7.jpg|"Though I am but a girl, / Defiance thus I hurl." File:William Russell Flint - W. S. Gilbert - Savoy Operas - Princess Ida 8.jpg|"Where are your rifles, pray?" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Russell Flint」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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