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Sir Alfred Walter Williams
| Last Name: | Williams |
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| First Name: | Sir Alfred Walter |
| Dates: |
*1824 (Date of Birth)
*1905 (Date of Death)
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| Biography/History: | Alfred Walter Williams was born on 18 July 1824 in Southwark, London, one of identical twins; the second twin, Charles dying shortly after birth. He was the sixth son of the painter Edward Williams (1781-1855) and Ann Hildebrandt (c.1780-1851), and a member of the Williams family of painters, who were related to such famous artists as James Ward, R.A. and George Morland. His father was a well-known landscape artist, who taught him how to paint; otherwise he received no formal instruction. Alfred Walter Williams produced grand and romantic landscapes in the best tradition of the Williams family, which through their popularity became the most successful Victorian family of painters. Alfred became a founder member of the Holmesdale Fine Arts Club, prominent in Reigate from around 1865. |
| Related Objects: |
3545.13 (Painting, title unknown)
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