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1858 England - 1908 San Francisco, California. Known for: Figures and cattle in landscape and hunting genre painting.
Watercolorist. Born in England near the border of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in 1858. Being from an upper class family, Farnsworth was well educated in England and later became a member of the... Read full biography
Watercolorist. Born in England near the border of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in 1858. Being from an upper class family, Farnsworth was well educated in England and later became a member of the British Royal Engineeers. While studying civil engineering in Paris, he became interested in painting and... Read full biography
Watercolorist. Born in England near the border of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in 1858. Being from an upper class family, Farnsworth was well educated in England and later became a member of the British Royal Engineeers. While studying civil engineering in Paris, he became interested in painting and may have had some instruction there. From Paris, he moved to Canada where his sketching ability was of great use while working as a railroad surveyor. He then lived for several years in Spokane, WA... Read full biography
Watercolorist. Born in England near the border of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in 1858. Being from an upper class family, Farnsworth was well educated in England and later became a member of the British Royal Engineeers. While studying civil engineering in Paris, he became interested in painting and may have had some instruction there. From Paris, he moved to Canada where his sketching ability was of great use while working as a railroad surveyor. He then lived for several years in Spokane, WA and, while there, married an English woman. Upon coming to San Francisco in 1892, Farnsworth gained employment as an artist for the Examiner and, while in that capacity, painted many luminous watercolors. He later moved across the bay to Marin County... Read full biography
Watercolorist. Born in England near the border of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in 1858. Being from an upper class family, Farnsworth was well educated in England and later became a member of the British Royal Engineeers. While studying civil engineering in Paris, he became interested in painting and may have had some instruction there. From Paris, he moved to Canada where his sketching ability was of great use while working as a railroad surveyor. He then lived for several years in Spokane, WA and, while there, married an English woman. Upon coming to San Francisco in 1892, Farnsworth gained employment as an artist for the Examiner and, while in that capacity, painted many luminous watercolors. He later moved across the bay to Marin County where he was a resident of San Anselmo, Stinson Beach, and San Rafael. He sometimes painted with Thad Welch and Louis Rea. His s. Nearly 20,000... Read full biography
