John Callcott Horsley, artist and Royal Academician mb-code VV12821 Carved cassolette made from the

Carved cassolette made from the wood of Shakespeare's mulberry tree

England in 1842

'Warriors Resting'

'The Spanish Fryar'

John Callcott Horsley, artist and Royal Academician mb-code VV12821 Carved cassolette made from theJohn Callcott Horsley, artist and Royal Academician, 1882. A historical and genre painter, Horsley (1817 1903) gained the nickname 'Clothes Horsley' for his role in championing the cause of public decency against painting from life classes and nudity in art in general. He also, in 1843, designed the first Christmas card. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and