Surname: Solomon Forename(s): Simeon b. 9 October 1840. d. 14 August 1905. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Painter, illustrator, and draughtsman. From a London Jewish family. Siblings, Abraham
Solomon and Rebecca Solomon, were also artists. Close friends with Swinburne, and
initially influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites. Author of prose poem A Vision of Love Revealed in Sleep (1871). Arrested in 1873 for committing buggery in a public lavatory, which led to
a period of disgrace and poverty, although later his artistic career was partially
recuperated by the bohemian circle around Oscar Wilde. Died in a workhouse. Biographical
information: ODNB. (AC)