Harry Quilter

Born in London on 24 January 1851, Harry Quilter was an English art critic, writer, and artist. Reliable sources describe him as an energetic public voice in the art world, and also note that he studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, attended the Slade School of Art, and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple.

Quilter is especially remembered for his writing on art and culture. He published books including Preferences in Art, Life, and Literature and Giotto, and he wrote with strong, often combative opinions that made him a noticeable figure in Victorian literary and artistic debate.

He died in London on 10 July 1907. Although not as widely known today as some of the artists and authors he wrote about, his work still offers a vivid window into the tastes, arguments, and ideas of his time.