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1812 London, England - 1879 rural West Nyack, New York. Known for: Topographic landscape, still-life, birds.
Born in London, England, John William Hill came to America with his family at age 7. His father, John Hill, was a well-known landscape painter, engraver, and aquatintist. John William had a career of... Read full biography
Born in London, England, John William Hill came to America with his family at age 7. His father, John Hill, was a well-known landscape painter, engraver, and aquatintist. John William had a career of two phases, a city topographer-engraver and then, the leading pre-Rafaelite school painter in this... Read full biography
Born in London, England, John William Hill came to America with his family at age 7. His father, John Hill, was a well-known landscape painter, engraver, and aquatintist. John William had a career of two phases, a city topographer-engraver and then, the leading pre-Rafaelite school painter in this country. Employed by the New York Geological Survey and then by Smith Brothers in New York City, he did lithographs of cities, private residences and public buildings. In 1855 at age 43, he became... Read full biography
Born in London, England, John William Hill came to America with his family at age 7. His father, John Hill, was a well-known landscape painter, engraver, and aquatintist. John William had a career of two phases, a city topographer-engraver and then, the leading pre-Rafaelite school painter in this country. Employed by the New York Geological Survey and then by Smith Brothers in New York City, he did lithographs of cities, private residences and public buildings. In 1855 at age 43, he became involved with the Pre-Rafaelite movement led by Englishman, John Ruskin. This aesthetic philosophy was a turning away from academic strictures to the purity of art before Rafael--focus on the uplifting qualities of art through natural setting... Read full biography
Born in London, England, John William Hill came to America with his family at age 7. His father, John Hill, was a well-known landscape painter, engraver, and aquatintist. John William had a career of two phases, a city topographer-engraver and then, the leading pre-Rafaelite school painter in this country. Employed by the New York Geological Survey and then by Smith Brothers in New York City, he did lithographs of cities, private residences and public buildings. In 1855 at age 43, he became involved with the Pre-Rafaelite movement led by Englishman, John Ruskin. This aesthetic philosophy was a turning away from academic strictures to the purity of art before Rafael--focus on the uplifting qualities of art through natural setting landscapes, meticulous observation of nature, and bright colors on a wet ground. The bright, luminous qualities with detailed form contrasted with the so... Read full biography
John Hill - Artist Info
About John Hill: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (14)
All MuseumsCummer Museum of Art & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32204Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Paseo del Prado, 8
Madrid, SpainMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115New-York Historical Society
2 West 77th Street At Central Park
New York City, NY 10024Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
161 Essex Square
Salem, MA 01970Sheldon Museum of Art
12th &Amp; R Streets
Lincoln, NE 68588-0300The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052The Columbus Museum (COMU)
1251 Wynnton Road
Columbus, GA 31906The Walters Art Museum
600 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-5185Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0423Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609-3196