Edward Charles Williams
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He was the eldest son of Edward Williams
Edward Williams (painter)
Edward Williams was an English landscape painter. He was the son of engraver Edward Williams and Mary Ward, daughter of James & Rachael Ward....
and Ann Hildebrandt (1780-1851). He was taught painting by his father, adopting much of his style and technique. Like the other painters of his family, he devoted himself to landscapes, producing rich and tranquil views of Barnes, Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
and the Thames. His paintings are now highly sought after, most recently the NYC Art Gallery spent $700,000 on his 1841 The Mill at Dullidge on Dee
Edward Charles was married first to a certain Mary Anne. Secondly he married Sarah Hawley and they had a daughter, Alice, born in 1856. He stopped painting after the death of his second wife partly adding value to the small number of paintings he did produce after 1859. Springer in the Bracken, The Lap Dog, The Ploughman's walk home, The Ducks at Tilbury and Primrose at St Mary's (Primrose was the Verger's Cat). Some suggested he suffered a breakdown after the death of his second wife given the specific subject choice after 1859. He died at Shepherds Bush.
The location of three of the post 1859 paintings are unknown, assumed lost during two world wars and him always signing his work as C Williams, this was to distinguish him from his father Charles Edward Williams, Charles given name.
See also
- Edward WilliamsEdward Williams (painter)Edward Williams was an English landscape painter. He was the son of engraver Edward Williams and Mary Ward, daughter of James & Rachael Ward....
- Henry John BoddingtonHenry John BoddingtonHenry John Boddington was an English landscape painter.-Life and work:Boddington was born Henry John Williams in St Marylebone, London, the second son of painter Edward Williams and his wife Anne . He had five brothers, all of whom became landscape painters...
- George Augustus WilliamsGeorge Augustus Williams-Life and work:Williams was born in St Marylebone, London, the third son of painter Edward Williams and Ann Hildebrandt.George Augustus painted riverscapes of the Thames, moonlit landscapes, seascapes and views of Kent, Wales and elsewhere...
- Arthur GilbertArthur GilbertArthur Gilbert , born Arthur Gilbert Frederick Williams, was a British painter from the Victorian era.-Biography:...
- Sidney Richard PercySidney Richard PercySidney Richard Percy , born Sidney Richard Percy Williams, was an English landscape painter.-Biography:...
- Alfred Walter WilliamsAlfred Walter WilliamsAlfred Walter Williams was a Victorian landscape painter.Alfred was born in Southwark, London, one of identical twins born to the painter Edward Williams and Ann Hildebrandt; the second twin, Charles dying shortly after...