Moore was born in York and trained at the Royal Academy Schools and abroad. His early work was influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites but by the mid-1860s, after studying the Elgin marbles, he developed a style of aesthetic classicism. Like his friend Whistler, whom he met in 1865, his paintings are frequently 'subjectless', following the principle of 'Art for Art's sake.' Cecil French bequeathed four paintings by Moore to York City Art Gallery

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