William Davis (artist)
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William Davis (1812โ1873) was an Irish artist, and part of a group of Liverpool based artists who were influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite style of painting. He mostly painted landscapes.
He was born in Dublin, received his artistic education there and begun his career as a portrait painter. He moved to Liverpool in 1842 and began to exhibit in the Liverpool Academy. In 1851, he started to exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Originally painting still lives in 1853 he began producing landscapes. His work was admired by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown, through which he was asked to join the Hogarth Club.
See also
- List of Pre-Raphaelite paintings - including the work of William Davis.
- William Lindsay Windus
- Daniel Alexander Williamson
- James Campbell
- John Lee
References
- Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885โ1900. .
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Davis (artist).
- 40 artworks by or after William Davis at the Art UK site
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