John Ross Murphy, marine painter, was born on the 14th July, 1827. He spent his early life at sea, and rose to the command of an Indiaman. He was always fond of painting, and on his retirement he... Read full biography
John Ross Murphy, marine painter, was born on the 14th July, 1827. He spent his early life at sea, and rose to the command of an Indiaman. He was always fond of painting, and on his retirement he took lessons from Clarkson Stanfield and from Edmund Gill, the painter of waterfalls. He painted with... Read full biography
John Ross Murphy, marine painter, was born on the 14th July, 1827. He spent his early life at sea, and rose to the command of an Indiaman. He was always fond of painting, and on his retirement he took lessons from Clarkson Stanfield and from Edmund Gill, the painter of waterfalls. He painted with Edwin Hayes and John Faulkner in Dublin, and exhibited in the Royal Hibernian Academy from 1877 to 1884, and in Liverpool. His works were chiefly sea-pieces and rocky coast-scenes. He died on the 6th... Read full biography
John Ross Murphy, marine painter, was born on the 14th July, 1827. He spent his early life at sea, and rose to the command of an Indiaman. He was always fond of painting, and on his retirement he took lessons from Clarkson Stanfield and from Edmund Gill, the painter of waterfalls. He painted with Edwin Hayes and John Faulkner in Dublin, and exhibited in the Royal Hibernian Academy from 1877 to 1884, and in Liverpool. His works were chiefly sea-pieces and rocky coast-scenes. He died on the 6th September, 1892. John Ross Murphy was a Customs Officer in London from 1851. This is confirmed by the English Censuses of 1851 and 1861. In 1854, 1857, 1861 and 1862, the birth years of his children, his occupation is given as Customs Officer on the... Read full biography
John Ross Murphy, marine painter, was born on the 14th July, 1827. He spent his early life at sea, and rose to the command of an Indiaman. He was always fond of painting, and on his retirement he took lessons from Clarkson Stanfield and from Edmund Gill, the painter of waterfalls. He painted with Edwin Hayes and John Faulkner in Dublin, and exhibited in the Royal Hibernian Academy from 1877 to 1884, and in Liverpool. His works were chiefly sea-pieces and rocky coast-scenes. He died on the 6th September, 1892. John Ross Murphy was a Customs Officer in London from 1851. This is confirmed by the English Censuses of 1851 and 1861. In 1854, 1857, 1861 and 1862, the birth years of his children, his occupation is given as Customs Officer on the certificates and as all were born in London he would have been based there. He retired from the service prior to 1874... Read full biography
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