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1859 Birkenhead, Merseyside, England - 1920 Penzance, Cornwall. Known for: Watercolor Pre-Raphaelite subjects, portraits, interiors, marine, fishermen.
Henry Meynell Rheam 1859-1920. Born on Merseyside at Birkenhead (13 January, 1859 GRO), the artist studied in Germany, in London at Heatherly's, and in Paris at Julian's Atelier, working primarily in... Read full biography
Henry Meynell Rheam 1859-1920. Born on Merseyside at Birkenhead (13 January, 1859 GRO), the artist studied in Germany, in London at Heatherly's, and in Paris at Julian's Atelier, working primarily in watercolour. He came to Newlyn from Polperro where he first painted in c1890, but may have been... Read full biography
Henry Meynell Rheam 1859-1920. Born on Merseyside at Birkenhead (13 January, 1859 GRO), the artist studied in Germany, in London at Heatherly's, and in Paris at Julian's Atelier, working primarily in watercolour. He came to Newlyn from Polperro where he first painted in c1890, but may have been present earlier than this. Stanhope Forbes remarked wittily that Rheam had been 'imported' to bulk up the Newlyn cricket side. By the 1891 Census he was living at St Peters, Newlyn (aged 32 years) as a... Read full biography
Henry Meynell Rheam 1859-1920. Born on Merseyside at Birkenhead (13 January, 1859 GRO), the artist studied in Germany, in London at Heatherly's, and in Paris at Julian's Atelier, working primarily in watercolour. He came to Newlyn from Polperro where he first painted in c1890, but may have been present earlier than this. Stanhope Forbes remarked wittily that Rheam had been 'imported' to bulk up the Newlyn cricket side. By the 1891 Census he was living at St Peters, Newlyn (aged 32 years) as a boarder, with Samuel Green Enderby, boarding in the same house. A first cousin of Henry Scott Tuke, Rheam was so pleased with Newlyn that he remained for the rest of his life. A staunch Quaker, his paintings were in a romantic, late Pre-Raphaelite... Read full biography
Henry Meynell Rheam 1859-1920. Born on Merseyside at Birkenhead (13 January, 1859 GRO), the artist studied in Germany, in London at Heatherly's, and in Paris at Julian's Atelier, working primarily in watercolour. He came to Newlyn from Polperro where he first painted in c1890, but may have been present earlier than this. Stanhope Forbes remarked wittily that Rheam had been 'imported' to bulk up the Newlyn cricket side. By the 1891 Census he was living at St Peters, Newlyn (aged 32 years) as a boarder, with Samuel Green Enderby, boarding in the same house. A first cousin of Henry Scott Tuke, Rheam was so pleased with Newlyn that he remained for the rest of his life. A staunch Quaker, his paintings were in a romantic, late Pre-Raphaelite style. At the Opening Exhibition of NAG (1895) a reviewer commented, "Among the watercolour men who choose figure subje... Read full biography
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Henry Meynell Rheam 1859-1920
Born on Merseyside at Birkenhead (13 January, 1859 GRO), the artist studied in Germany, in London at Heatherly's, and in Paris at Julian's Atelier, working primarily in watercolour. He came to Newlyn from Polperro where he first painted in c1890, but may have been present earlier than this.
Stanhope Forbes remarked wittily that Rheam had been 'imported' to bulk up the Newlyn cricket side. By the 1891 Census he was living at St Peters, Newlyn (aged 32 years) as a boarder, with Samuel Green Enderby, boarding in the same house. A first cousin of Henry Scott Tuke, Rheam was so pleased with Newlyn that he remained for the rest of his life.
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