Arthur Gilbert - Artist Info

About Arthur Gilbert

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Arthur Gilbert Frederick Williams
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    Arthur Gilbert (19 December 1819 - 21 April 1895) was an English landscape painter during the Victorian era, and a member of the Williams family of painters.

    Arthur Gilbert was born Arthur Gilbert Frederick Williams on 19 December 1819 at Newington Butts Road in Stoke Newington, London. He was the fourth son of the painter Edward Williams (1781-1855) and Ann Hildebrandt (c.1780-1851), and a member of the Williams family of painters, who were related to such famous artists as James Ward, R.A. and George Morland. His father was a well-known landscape artist, who taught him how to paint; otherwise he received no formal instruction.

    He married Elizabeth Jane Williams, daughter of John Williams, on 23 January 1843 in St Martin in t...

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