On March 17, 1822, British artist Frederick Goodall was born in London.
He was the second son of the engraver Edward Goodall (1795-1870). F. Goodall began his artistic education under the guidance of his father, Edward Goodall, a famous metal engraver. In 1836, Frederick received a medal from the Royal Society of Arts, and soon – an award from the same society for the painting The Body of a Miner Found by Torchlight. In 1839, one of F. Goodall’s works (French Soldiers Drinking in a Tavern) participated in an exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (RAA).

In the late 1840s – mid-1850s, the artist made creative trips to France, Belgium, Ireland and Wales, where he painted a lot. In 1860, he traveled to Italy, in 1858 and in 1870 he visited Egypt. The artist also drew inspiration from exotic lands in many of his paintings. Egyptian themes were especially prominent in his works. Thus, at his exhibition at the KAK, more than 170 paintings were devoted to Egypt.

F. Goodall was also a remarkable watercolourist, a member of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours. His exhibition at the Society’s gallery in 1856 featured 328 watercolours. He exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts 27 times between 1838 and 1859. Goodall married Anna Thomson, daughter of the engraver James Thomson, in 1846. Their five children included artists Frederick Trevelyan and Howard Goodall. After Anna’s death in 1869, Goodall married artist Alice May Terry in 1872. They had two children.
He passed away in London on 29 July 1904.