Alfred Praga

Alfred Praga
Born(1867-09-21)21 September 1867
Liverpool, England
Died25 February 1949(1949-02-25) (aged 81)
Known forPortraits and miniatures

Alfred Praga (21 September 1867 – 25 February 1949) was an English painter. He is known primarily for his portraits and miniatures.

Biography

Praga was born in Liverpool in 1867. He first studied in Paris to become a doctor but abandoned his training in favour of art. His artistic training would take him between London, Antwerp and Paris. He would become a miniaturist after some experimentation in the medium was seen by Lumsden Propert.

Praga would exhibit at the Royal Academy from 1887. He was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists as well the Chelsea Arts Club and Savage Club which held his portrait of Edward VII. Praga was also a founding member of the Society of Miniaturists (not to be confused with the identically named society created a week later).

He would run "The Praga School of Miniature and Portrait Painting" in Kensington.

References

  1. 1 2 "Praga, Alfred", Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Oxford University Press, 2011-10-31, doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00145534, retrieved 2026-07-02
  2. 1 2 Buckman, David (1998). Dictionary of artists in Britain since 1945 (1. publ ed.). Bristol: Art Dictionaries. p. 988. ISBN 978-0-9532609-0-4.
  3. 1 2 Foskett, Daphne (1979). Collecting miniatures. Antique Collectors' Club. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club. p. 622. ISBN 978-0-902028-79-1.