He was best known for his pictures of dramatic historical and legendary scenes. He also was a noted painter of portraits of fashionable women, which helped to bring him success in his own time.

About Frank Dicksee: The English Victorian painter and illustrator,Sir Frank Bernard Dicksee enrolled in the Royal Academy in 1870 and achieved early success. He was elected to the Academy in 1891 and became its President in 1924.Sir Frank Bernard Dicksee was knighted in 1925, and named to the Royal Victorian Order by King George V in 1927.Romeo and Juliet of his works is keeping hottest for over hundred years.