Alfred Praga
English painter
Alfred Praga (21 September 1867 – 25 February 1949) was an English painter. He is known primarily for his portraits and miniatures.
Biography
Praga was born in Liverpool in 1867. He first studied in Paris to become a doctor but abandoned his training in favour of art. His artistic training would take him between London, Antwerp and Paris. He would become a miniaturist after some experimentation in the medium was seen by Lumsden Propert.
Praga would exhibit at the Royal Academy from 1887. He was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists as well the Chelsea Arts Club and Savage Club which held his portrait of Edward VII. Praga was also a founding member of the Society of Miniaturists (not to be confused with the identically named society created a week later).
He would run "The Praga School of Miniature and Portrait Painting" in Kensington.
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