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William (HW) Weekes BIOGRAPHY
1856 Pimlico, London, England - 1909. Known for: Small animal, barnyard, figure, genre painting.
Herbert William Weekes (fl. 1864-1904). A well-known British genre and animal painter of the Victorian Neoclassical period, he specialized in portraying animals in humorous, human-like situations.... Read full biography
Herbert William Weekes (fl. 1864-1904). A well-known British genre and animal painter of the Victorian Neoclassical period, he specialized in portraying animals in humorous, human-like situations. Weekes was born ca. 1842 in Pimlico, London, England to a prominent artistic family: the youngest of... Read full biography
Herbert William Weekes (fl. 1864-1904). A well-known British genre and animal painter of the Victorian Neoclassical period, he specialized in portraying animals in humorous, human-like situations. Weekes was born ca. 1842 in Pimlico, London, England to a prominent artistic family: the youngest of five children of his father, Henry Weekes, Sr. (1807-1877) and Henry's first wife, Susan Hammond Weekes. In 1865, he married Caroline Anne Henshaw (born ca. 1844), of Hammersmith. William was a... Read full biography
Herbert William Weekes (fl. 1864-1904). A well-known British genre and animal painter of the Victorian Neoclassical period, he specialized in portraying animals in humorous, human-like situations. Weekes was born ca. 1842 in Pimlico, London, England to a prominent artistic family: the youngest of five children of his father, Henry Weekes, Sr. (1807-1877) and Henry's first wife, Susan Hammond Weekes. In 1865, he married Caroline Anne Henshaw (born ca. 1844), of Hammersmith. William was a sculptor and Royal Academician; his brother, Henry, Jr. (fl. 1850-1884), was also a genre painter known for his animal studies; and his brother, Frederick (1833-1920), was an artist and expert on medieval costume and design. Weekes appears to have used his... Read full biography
Herbert William Weekes (fl. 1864-1904). A well-known British genre and animal painter of the Victorian Neoclassical period, he specialized in portraying animals in humorous, human-like situations. Weekes was born ca. 1842 in Pimlico, London, England to a prominent artistic family: the youngest of five children of his father, Henry Weekes, Sr. (1807-1877) and Henry's first wife, Susan Hammond Weekes. In 1865, he married Caroline Anne Henshaw (born ca. 1844), of Hammersmith. William was a sculptor and Royal Academician; his brother, Henry, Jr. (fl. 1850-1884), was also a genre painter known for his animal studies; and his brother, Frederick (1833-1920), was an artist and expert on medieval costume and design. Weekes appears to have used his middle name, William, for all but formal purposes. He lived and worked for most of his life in London, at 21 Oppidans Road,... Read full biography
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Herbert William Weekes (fl. 1864-1904)
A well-known British genre and animal painter of the Victorian Neoclassical period, he specialized in portraying animals in humorous, human-like situations.
Weekes was born ca. 1842 in Pimlico, London, England to a prominent artistic family: the youngest of five children of his father, Henry Weekes, Sr. (1807-1877) and Henry's first wife, Susan Hammond Weekes. In 1865, he married Caroline Anne Henshaw (born ca. 1844), of Hammersmith.
William was a sculptor and Royal Academician; his brother, Henry, Jr. (fl. 1850-1884), was also a genre painter known for his animal studies; and his brother, Frederick (1833-1920), was an artist and expert on medieval costume and design.
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