Frederick John Widgery
Frederick John Widgery (May 1861 – 27 January 1942), was an English artist who painted landscapes and coastal scenery in Devon and Cornwall. He was Lord Mayor of Exeter in 1903-04.
He left the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery in Exeter over 500 works, mostly sketches.
Frederick was the younger son of William Widgery (1826–1893), a self-taught artist.[1] He studied at the Exeter School of Art and went on to the South Kensington Museum School and then to Antwerp,[2] studying under Charles Verlat at the National Art School. Returning to England, he studied at Hubert von Herkomer's School at Bushey in Hertfordshire and in 1903 became Mayor of Exeter.[3][4] Frederick's sister, Julia (Widgery) Slaughter, was also a portrait and landscape painter.
References
[edit]- ↑ Frederick John Widgery (1861–1942) (Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood).
- ↑ Pycroft, George (1883). Art in Devonshire, with the biographies of artists born in that county. Oxford University. p. 156.
- ↑ Frederick John Widgery – artist and Mayor (Exeter memories)>
- ↑ Artist Frederick John Widgery Archived 14 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine (Panvertu Art Gallery).
External links
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- 11 artworks by or after Frederick John Widgery at the Art UK site
- Works by Frederick John Widgery at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Frederick John Widgery at the Internet Archive
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