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1802 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales - 1885 Rome, Italy. Known for: Portrait, figure and landscape painting, views of Roman life.
Penry Williams (1802 – 27 July 1885) was a Welsh artist who spent most of his life in Rome. He was born in 1802 at Merthyr Tydfil, Wales the son of a house-painter. Sent to London by Sir John Guest... Read full biography
Penry Williams (1802 – 27 July 1885) was a Welsh artist who spent most of his life in Rome. He was born in 1802 at Merthyr Tydfil, Wales the son of a house-painter. Sent to London by Sir John Guest and others, he studied in the schools of the Royal Academy under Henry Fuseli, and in 1821 gained a... Read full biography
Penry Williams (1802 – 27 July 1885) was a Welsh artist who spent most of his life in Rome. He was born in 1802 at Merthyr Tydfil, Wales the son of a house-painter. Sent to London by Sir John Guest and others, he studied in the schools of the Royal Academy under Henry Fuseli, and in 1821 gained a silver medal from the Society of Arts for a "drawing from the antique". From 1822, he was a frequent exhibitor of portraits and views at the Royal Academy, British Institution, and Society of British... Read full biography
Penry Williams (1802 – 27 July 1885) was a Welsh artist who spent most of his life in Rome. He was born in 1802 at Merthyr Tydfil, Wales the son of a house-painter. Sent to London by Sir John Guest and others, he studied in the schools of the Royal Academy under Henry Fuseli, and in 1821 gained a silver medal from the Society of Arts for a "drawing from the antique". From 1822, he was a frequent exhibitor of portraits and views at the Royal Academy, British Institution, and Society of British Artists until 1827, when he settled in Rome. In April 1828, Williams was elected an associate of the Society of Painters in Watercolours, exhibiting annually until 1833, when he resigned. Williams's Rome studio was one of the recognized attractions... Read full biography
Penry Williams (1802 – 27 July 1885) was a Welsh artist who spent most of his life in Rome. He was born in 1802 at Merthyr Tydfil, Wales the son of a house-painter. Sent to London by Sir John Guest and others, he studied in the schools of the Royal Academy under Henry Fuseli, and in 1821 gained a silver medal from the Society of Arts for a "drawing from the antique". From 1822, he was a frequent exhibitor of portraits and views at the Royal Academy, British Institution, and Society of British Artists until 1827, when he settled in Rome. In April 1828, Williams was elected an associate of the Society of Painters in Watercolours, exhibiting annually until 1833, when he resigned. Williams's Rome studio was one of the recognized attractions for English visitors, for half a century. He died in Rome on 27 July 1885, and his remaining works were sold at Chr... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA view on the Tiber looking towards the Palantine Hill with Santa Maria in Cosmedin and the Temple of Vesta
Penry Williams Auction: 06/30/2010Lot: 111Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeItalienische Bauernfamilie auf einem Ochsenkarren an der Via Appia beim Grab der Caecilia Metella
Penry Williams Auction: 11/30/2017 - 12/1/2017Lot: 6097Subscribe or get free alerts
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