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Martineau, Robert Braithwaite
(b London, 19 Jan 1826; d London, 13 Feb 1869). English painter. The son of a successful solicitor, he embarked on a legal career before turning to art. He studied at F. S. Cary’s drawing school (1846–8) and in 1848 entered the Royal Academy Schools, where he was awarded a silver medal for drawing. In 1851 he became a pupil of William Holman Hunt, with whom he maintained a close friendship. Martineau was closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite circle. He modelled for the gentleman in Madox Brown’s Work (1852, 1856–63; Manchester, C.A.G.). He exhibited at the Pre-Raphaelite exhibition in Russell Place, London, in 1857, and he was treasurer of the short-lived Hogarth Club (1858–61).
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