author
G. A. (George Adolphus) Storey
1834–1919
A Royal Academician who also wrote about art, he brought a painter’s eye to clear, practical books on drawing and perspective. His career moved between the studio, the lecture room, and the page, making him an unusually versatile Victorian creative figure.
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The Theory and Practice of Perspective
by G. A. (George Adolphus) Storey
About the author
Born in London in 1834, George Adolphus Storey built his reputation first as an artist. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools, became known as a portrait and genre painter and illustrator, and was later elected to the Royal Academy. He also taught perspective there, a role that fits neatly with his later writing.
For readers, Storey is especially interesting because he was not only a practicing painter but also an explainer of art. His books include The Theory and Practice of Perspective, and his long experience as a teacher helped him write in a direct, useful way. He also published reminiscences, including Sketches from Memory, which gives a personal view of artistic life in nineteenth-century Britain.
He died in 1919, leaving behind work in several forms: paintings, illustration, art instruction, and memoir. That mix of practical knowledge and lived experience gives his writing an appealing sense of authority without losing its human touch.