The Resume

(December 7, 1793-August 3, 1879)
Born in Hoxton, England, United Kingdom
Best known for his portraits of John Keats
Other paintings include 'Hermia and Helena' (1815), 'The Vintage' (1825), 'The Fountain' (1826), 'The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner' (1839) and 'Shelley Writing Prometheus Unbound' (1845)
Served as British consul to Rome (1860-71)

Why he might be annoying:

He is remembered more for his friendship with Keats than for his art.
Before leaving England with Keats, he fathered a son out of wedlock.
He was a name dropper.
He fled England for the Isle of Jersey to escape his creditors (1853).
As British consul, he was constantly in hot water for overstepping his authority.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the only one of Keats' friends willing to travel with the poet to Italy.
His letters to friends are the only surviving account of Keats' final days.
In the preface of his elegy 'Adonais,' Percy Bysshe Shelley thanked Severn for his devotion to Keats.
He was a popular painter who exhibited at the Royal Academy 53 times.
He used his position as consul to free Italian political prisoners.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 19th Century Painters
• Born on Pearl Harbor Day [December 7th] (Ranked: 1793)
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 8)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 47]
• I Fathered Children Out of Wedlock
• I Outlived My Child
• I was Estranged From My Parents
• Look at Me, I'm Reading
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Painters
• Profiles 34001-34250 (Ranked: 34242)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying