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He followed the family trade by working as the design department director in a muslin factory for three years. Most of his life was spent in Scotland but he studied briefly at the Royal Academy, London in 1843, where he was tutored by George Jones. While studying in London, Paton met John Everett Millais who asked him to join the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe invitation to be an official member of the Brotherhood was turned down by Paton although he painted in the Pre-Raphaelite style and became a painter of historical, fairy, allegorical and religious subjects. Together with Daniel Maclise, Paton was a folklore expert; according to Christopher Wood, an expert in Victorian art, Maclise and Paton were the only artists working in the genre of fairy paintings with expertise in folklore. Paton's knowledge of Celtic legends and Scottish folklore is reflected in his paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring his short spell in London, Paton became acquainted with Samuel Carter Hall, editor of The Art Journal, and he commissioned Paton to design some of the illustrations for his 1842 book The Book of British Ballads. Other commissions to design book illustrations included the 1844 edition of Shelley's lyrical drama Prometheus Unbound, an 1845 publication of Shakespeare's The Tempest and an 1863 version of Coleridge's poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe won a number of prizes for his work including for two of his most famous works The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania and The Reconciliation of Oberon and Titania, both of which are available to public view at the National Gallery of Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe died in Edinburgh at his home on 26 December 1901, and is buried in Dean Cemetery.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"joseph-noel-paton-10-high-resolution-images","title":"Joseph Noel Paton 10 High Resolution Images","description":"\u003cp\u003eSir Joseph Noel Paton FRSA (1821-1901) was a Scottish artist, illustrator and sculptor. 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