Edward Armitage, professor and lecturer on painting to the Royal Academy Size:L: 75 x 60cm dressed for the occasion in

dressed for the occasion in the uniform of law and order

'Taking the (Irish) Bull by the Horns'

The Rebellion of Mordred and the death of King Arthur

Depicts one of a series of naval battle re-enactments which took place in Hyde Park as part of the peace celebrations of 1814

Edward Armitage, professor and lecturer on painting to the Royal Academy Size:L: 75 x 60cm dressed for the occasion inEdward Armitage, professor and lecturer on painting to the Royal Academy, 1878. A historical painter, Armitage was influential in the movements for the restoration of fresco painting in England, and the decoration of the Houses of Parliament with historical designs. He became a Royal Academician in 1872, and became the Academy's professor and lecturer on painting in 1875. Armitage was a great collector of insects. From Men of Mark: a gallery of