Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema OM RA RWS
Alma-Tadema in 1870
Born	Lourens Alma Tadema (1836-01-08)8 January 1836 Dronryp, Waadhoeke, Netherlands
Died	25 June 1912(1912-06-25) (aged 76) Wiesbaden, German Empire
Nationality	Dutch British denizen
Known for	Painting
Movement	Academicism
Spouses	Marie-Pauline Gressin-Dumoulin de Boisgirard ​ ​ (m. 1863; died 1869)​ Laura Theresa Epps ​ ​ (m. 1871; died 1909)​
Children	Laurence Alma-Tadema Anna Alma-Tadema
Awards	Order of Merit Royal Academician Member of the Royal Watercolour Society

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema OM, RA, RWS (/ˈælmə ˈtædeɪmə/;^[1] born Lourens Alma Tadema, Dutch: [ˈlʌurəns ˈɑlmaː ˈtaːdəˌmaː]; 8 January 1836 – 25 June 1912) was a Dutch painter who later settled in the United Kingdom, becoming the last officially recognised denizen in 1873. Born in Dronryp, the Netherlands, and trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in London, England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life there.

A painter of mostly classical subjects, he became famous for his depictions of the luxury and decadence of the Roman Empire, with languorous figures set in fabulous marbled interiors or against a backdrop of dazzling blue Mediterranean sea and sky. One of the most popular Victorian painters, Alma-Tadema was admired during his lifetime for his draftsmanship and accurate depictions of Classical antiquity, but his work fell out of fashion after his death, and only since the 1960s has it been appreciated for its importance within Victorian painting.