Editing Richard Dadd (section)

==Early life==
Dadd was born at [[Chatham, Kent]], on 1 August 1817, the son of chemist Robert Dadd (1788/9–1843) and Mary Ann (1790–1824), daughter of the shipwright Richard Martin.<ref name="ODNB">{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-37337|doi = 10.1093/ref:odnb/37337|title = Richard Dadd (1817–1886)|year = 2004}}</ref> He was educated at [[King's School, Rochester]], where his aptitude for drawing was evident at an early age, leading to his admission to the [[Royal_Academy_of_Arts#Royal_Academy_Schools|Royal Academy Art Schools]] at the age of 20.<ref>Akbar, Arifa, [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/richard-dadd-masterpieces-of-the-asylum-2345818.html "Richard Dadd: Masterpieces of the Asylum"], ''The Independent'', 29 August 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2017.</ref> He was awarded the medal for life drawing in 1840.<ref name="Souter23">Souter 2012, p. 23</ref> With [[William Powell Frith]], [[Augustus Egg]], [[Henry Nelson O'Neil|Henry O'Neil]] and others, he founded [[The Clique (art group)|The Clique]], of which he was generally considered to be the leading talent.<ref>Allderidge 1974, ''Richard Dadd'', p. 13.</ref> He was also trained at [[William Dadson's Academy of Art]].<ref name="Souter23" />