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1817 England - 1902 Hayward, California. Known for: Mountain landscape and portrait painting.
Born in England on June 24, 1817 into an aristocratic family, the Earls of Wandesforde, Juan Wandesford, when quite young, became a pupil of English watercolorist John Varley and later of Le... Read full biography
Born in England on June 24, 1817 into an aristocratic family, the Earls of Wandesforde, Juan Wandesford, when quite young, became a pupil of English watercolorist John Varley and later of Le Capelaine. He taught drawing at Glasgow Collegiate Academy before immigrating to New York in 1850. There he... Read full biography
Born in England on June 24, 1817 into an aristocratic family, the Earls of Wandesforde, Juan Wandesford, when quite young, became a pupil of English watercolorist John Varley and later of Le Capelaine. He taught drawing at Glasgow Collegiate Academy before immigrating to New York in 1850. There he was one of the earliest members of the Century Club, exhibited oils and watercolors at the National Academy of Design, and developed a fine reputation for his miniatures and portraits of prominent... Read full biography
Born in England on June 24, 1817 into an aristocratic family, the Earls of Wandesforde, Juan Wandesford, when quite young, became a pupil of English watercolorist John Varley and later of Le Capelaine. He taught drawing at Glasgow Collegiate Academy before immigrating to New York in 1850. There he was one of the earliest members of the Century Club, exhibited oils and watercolors at the National Academy of Design, and developed a fine reputation for his miniatures and portraits of prominent citizens. In the late 1850s he traveled to Montreal, Canada to paint the portrait of the visiting Prince of Wales and lived in Montreal until settling in San Francisco in 1862. Locally, he was employed mainly with portrait commissions and teaching... Read full biography
Born in England on June 24, 1817 into an aristocratic family, the Earls of Wandesforde, Juan Wandesford, when quite young, became a pupil of English watercolorist John Varley and later of Le Capelaine. He taught drawing at Glasgow Collegiate Academy before immigrating to New York in 1850. There he was one of the earliest members of the Century Club, exhibited oils and watercolors at the National Academy of Design, and developed a fine reputation for his miniatures and portraits of prominent citizens. In the late 1850s he traveled to Montreal, Canada to paint the portrait of the visiting Prince of Wales and lived in Montreal until settling in San Francisco in 1862. Locally, he was employed mainly with portrait commissions and teaching before concentrating on the local landscape. Working in both watercolor and oil, he made sketching trips to t. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California,... Read full biography
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Keywords (31)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Miniature Art
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Subject
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Tropical Landscape Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •Northern California Before 1900
Art Association
- •Bohemian Club
- •San Francisco Art Association-
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •Miniature Specialty
- •Portrait Miniatures
Artist Colony
- •Monterey and Carmel-By-The-Sea
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •San Francisco Art Association