Francis Danby

Irish painter (1793-1861)
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Francis Danby
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Francis Danby

Summary

Francis Danby is a human[1]. His place of birth was County Wexford[2]. He was born on November 16, 1793[3]. He died in Exmouth[4]. He died on February 9, 1861[5]. He worked as a painter[6] and landscape painter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Francis Danby's place of birth was County Wexford[2].
  • Francis Danby died in Exmouth[4].
  • Francis Danby was born on November 16, 1793[3].
  • Francis Danby died on February 9, 1861[5].
  • Francis Danby died on February 10, 1861[9].
  • Francis Danby died on October 2, 1861[10].
  • A child of Francis Danby was James Francis Danby[11].
  • A child of Francis Danby was Thomas Danby[12].
  • Francis Danby held citizenship in Kingdom of Ireland[13].
  • Francis Danby held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14].
  • Francis Danby held citizenship in United Kingdom[15].
  • Francis Danby held citizenship in Ireland[16].
  • Francis Danby's professions included painter[6].
  • Francis Danby worked as a landscape painter[7].
  • Francis Danby's field of work was landscape painting[17].
  • Francis Danby held the position of associate member[18].
  • Francis Danby was a member of Royal Academy of Arts[19].
  • Francis Danby is recorded as male[20].
  • Francis Danby's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Francis Danby's genre is landscape painting[22].
  • Francis Danby's Commons category is recorded as Francis Danby[23].
  • Francis Danby's family name is recorded as Danby[24].
  • Francis Danby's given name is recorded as Francis[25].
  • Francis Danby's work location is recorded as Netherlands[26].
  • Francis Danby's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: IE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1793-11-16[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1861-02-09[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 792c36fd-86b6-4c38-a348-d5037f371dee[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Francis Danby's place of birth was County Wexford[2]. He was born on November 16, 1793[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6] and landscape painter[7]. Francis Danby's field of work was landscape painting[17]. He held the position of associate member[18].

Personal Life

Children include James Francis Danby[11], a painter[33], 1816–1875[34], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[35] and Thomas Danby[12], a painter[36], 1818–1886[37], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[38].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include February 9, 1861[5], February 10, 1861[9], and October 2, 1861[10]. Francis Danby passed away in Exmouth[4].

Why It Matters

Francis Danby ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Francis Danby born?

Francis Danby's place of birth was County Wexford[2].

Where did Francis Danby die?

Francis Danby passed away in Exmouth[4].

What did Francis Danby do for work?

Francis Danby worked as painter[6] and landscape painter[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . SIKART. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . SIKART. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] . Artists of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    Country of citizenship Kingdom of Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom +1
    Genre landscape painting
    Copyright status as a creator copyrights on works have expired
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