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1847–1908
A Victorian artist and illustrator with a gift for architecture and atmosphere, he became known for detailed views of Britain, Europe, and the Middle East. His pictures often turn historic places into vivid, inviting scenes rather than stiff records.

by John Fulleylove
John Fulleylove was an English landscape artist and illustrator, born in Leicester and active in the late Victorian period. Sources describe him as originally trained with a local architectural firm, a background that helped shape his careful, confident treatment of buildings, streets, gardens, and ancient sites.
He exhibited in London from the 1870s and was associated with the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. His work took him well beyond England: references to his career note painting trips in France, Italy, Greece, and the Middle East, and he became especially admired for views that blend architecture, landscape, and a strong sense of place.
Fulleylove also illustrated books, helping bring places like Oxford, Greece, the Holy Land, and Edinburgh to readers through richly observed images. There is some disagreement in the sources about his exact birth year, with reliable art references giving either 1845 or 1847, but they agree that he died in 1908.