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1836 - 1902. Known for: Marine and landscape painting.
Isaac Walter Jenner (1837-1902). A self-taught marine and landscape painter, Jenner painted much local scenery in Australia but continued all his life to paint English scenes from memory. His most... Read full biography
Isaac Walter Jenner (1837-1902). A self-taught marine and landscape painter, Jenner painted much local scenery in Australia but continued all his life to paint English scenes from memory. His most popular subjects were the Sussex and Cornish coasts and large historical seascapes. He was born on... Read full biography
Isaac Walter Jenner (1837-1902). A self-taught marine and landscape painter, Jenner painted much local scenery in Australia but continued all his life to paint English scenes from memory. His most popular subjects were the Sussex and Cornish coasts and large historical seascapes. He was born on March 18, 1837 at Brighton, Sussex, England, son of Thomas Jenner, blacksmith, and his wife Harriet, née Walter. Without known formal education, he worked on oyster and crab smacks and signed on for a... Read full biography
Isaac Walter Jenner (1837-1902). A self-taught marine and landscape painter, Jenner painted much local scenery in Australia but continued all his life to paint English scenes from memory. His most popular subjects were the Sussex and Cornish coasts and large historical seascapes. He was born on March 18, 1837 at Brighton, Sussex, England, son of Thomas Jenner, blacksmith, and his wife Harriet, née Walter. Without known formal education, he worked on oyster and crab smacks and signed on for a voyage in Arctic waters. In March 1855 he joined the Royal Navy, serving during the Crimean War in the Black Sea and in H.M.S. Retribution at the Dardanelles. In 1864 he was present at the bombardment of Shimonoseki, Japan. Discharged in 1865, he... Read full biography
Isaac Walter Jenner (1837-1902). A self-taught marine and landscape painter, Jenner painted much local scenery in Australia but continued all his life to paint English scenes from memory. His most popular subjects were the Sussex and Cornish coasts and large historical seascapes. He was born on March 18, 1837 at Brighton, Sussex, England, son of Thomas Jenner, blacksmith, and his wife Harriet, née Walter. Without known formal education, he worked on oyster and crab smacks and signed on for a voyage in Arctic waters. In March 1855 he joined the Royal Navy, serving during the Crimean War in the Black Sea and in H.M.S. Retribution at the Dardanelles. In 1864 he was present at the bombardment of Shimonoseki, Japan. Discharged in 1865, he learned to paint and worked as a landscape and marine painter in 1873-79 at Brighton and at Hove in 1880-83... Read full biography
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Isaac Walter Jenner (1837-1902)
A self-taught marine and landscape painter, Jenner painted much local scenery in Australia but continued all his life to paint English scenes from memory. His most popular subjects were the Sussex and Cornish coasts and large historical seascapes.
He was born on March 18, 1837 at Brighton, Sussex, England, son of Thomas Jenner, blacksmith, and his wife Harriet, née Walter. Without known formal education, he worked on oyster and crab smacks and signed on for a voyage in Arctic waters. In March 1855 he joined the Royal Navy, serving during the Crimean War in the Black Sea and in H.M.S. Retribution at the Dardanelles. In 1864 he was present at the bombardment of Shimon...But wait, there's more...
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