Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding - Artist Info

About Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding

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Anthony Vandyke Copley-Fielding, Copley Fielding
  • Biography

    Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding (November 22, 1787 - March 3, 1855), commonly called Copley Fielding, was an English painter born in Sowerby, near Halifax and famous for his watercolour landscapes. At an early age Fielding became a pupil of John Varley.

    In 1810 he became an associate exhibitor in the Old Water-colour Society, in 1813 a full member and in 1831 President of that body (later known as the Royal Society of Watercolours), until his death. In 1824 he won a gold medal at the Paris Salon alongside Richard Parkes Bonington and John Constable. He also engaged largely in teaching the art and made ample profits. He later moved to Park Crescent in Worthing and died in the town in March 1855.

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