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1849 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 1905. Known for: Engraving of steel and wood, seascape and boating scene painting, teaching.
James Somerville. (1849-1905). Born in Montreal. Married Estelle Bacon. Engraver of steel and wood, worked in the making of bank notes for the bank of Montreal. Moved to Rochester in the early... Read full biography
James Somerville. (1849-1905). Born in Montreal. Married Estelle Bacon. Engraver of steel and wood, worked in the making of bank notes for the bank of Montreal. Moved to Rochester in the early 1870’s. Taught at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. He took on painting, first as a hobby,... Read full biography
James Somerville. (1849-1905). Born in Montreal. Married Estelle Bacon. Engraver of steel and wood, worked in the making of bank notes for the bank of Montreal. Moved to Rochester in the early 1870’s. Taught at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. He took on painting, first as a hobby, upon his arrival to the city. He was mostly known as a painter of seascapes and boating scenes of the lower St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario. A close friend of Horatio Walker, he shared a studio with... Read full biography
James Somerville. (1849-1905). Born in Montreal. Married Estelle Bacon. Engraver of steel and wood, worked in the making of bank notes for the bank of Montreal. Moved to Rochester in the early 1870’s. Taught at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. He took on painting, first as a hobby, upon his arrival to the city. He was mostly known as a painter of seascapes and boating scenes of the lower St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario. A close friend of Horatio Walker, he shared a studio with John Z. Wood on the top floor of the Reynolds Arcade. A participant in the goose grease club and founding member of the Rochester Art Club ,he served as Treasurer in 1884-85, vice president in 1887-89 and President in 1892-94. James was known amongst... Read full biography
James Somerville. (1849-1905). Born in Montreal. Married Estelle Bacon. Engraver of steel and wood, worked in the making of bank notes for the bank of Montreal. Moved to Rochester in the early 1870’s. Taught at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. He took on painting, first as a hobby, upon his arrival to the city. He was mostly known as a painter of seascapes and boating scenes of the lower St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario. A close friend of Horatio Walker, he shared a studio with John Z. Wood on the top floor of the Reynolds Arcade. A participant in the goose grease club and founding member of the Rochester Art Club ,he served as Treasurer in 1884-85, vice president in 1887-89 and President in 1892-94. James was known amongst his fellow artists for his “Bohemian dress”. Source:. Website of the Rochester Art Club, 2020.
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James Somerville
(1849-1905)
Born in Montreal. Married Estelle Bacon. Engraver of steel and wood, worked in the making of bank notes for the bank of Montreal. Moved to Rochester in the early 1870’s. Taught at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. He took on painting, first as a hobby, upon his arrival to the city.
He was mostly known as a painter of seascapes and boating scenes of the lower St. Lawrence and Lake Ontario. A close friend of Horatio Walker, he shared a studio with John Z. Wood on the top floor of the Reynolds Arcade.
A participant in the goose grease club and founding member of the Rochester Art Club ,he served as Treasurer in 1884-85, vice president in 1887-89 and President in 1892-94. James was known amongst his fellow artists for his “Bohemian dress”.
Source:
Website of the Rochester Art Club, 2020