A.W. Weedon
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Augustus Walford Weedon was born in 1838 in London. He was a landscape painter in watercolour, and was the auditor of the Royal Society of British Artists
in 1887 when James McNeill Whistler
was President.
His many scenes included works from Sussex, Hampshire and Scotland and one artwork is present in the panels of the lounge at the Inn in Fittleworth
.
He died in 1908.
Royal Society of British Artists
The Royal Society of British Artists is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy.-History:...
in 1887 when James McNeill Whistler
James McNeill Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American-born, British-based artist. Averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, he was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His famous signature for his paintings was in the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger...
was President.
His many scenes included works from Sussex, Hampshire and Scotland and one artwork is present in the panels of the lounge at the Inn in Fittleworth
Fittleworth
Fittleworth is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England located seven kilometres west from Pulborough on the A283 road and three miles south east from Petworth. The village has an Anglican church, a primary school and one pub, the Swan...
.
He died in 1908.