Biographies
Da Costa, John (1867-1931)
by Scholes, Robert
John Da Costa (1867 – 1931) He was born in Teignmouth, in Devonshire. He painted in oil, mostly portraits and classical subjects. Educated at Southampton and Paris, Da Costa received an Honorable Mention at the Paris Salon in 1906 and a medal in 1907. He lived in London, in Newlyn, Cornwall, and Clanfield in Oxfordshire.