User:Amitchell125/John Middleton (Norfolk artist)

John Middleton
Born
1827
Died1856
NationalityEnglish
Known forLandscape painting
MovementNorwich School of painters
A Landscape with a Horseman (c. 1850)

John Middleton (1827–1856) was an English artist, known for his work in watercolour painting. He was a member of the Norwich School of painters.

Life

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John Middleton was born in 1827 in Norfolk and was educated at Norwich Grammar School. He studied under John Berney Crome and Henry Bright. Middleton's father, who died early, studied and collected ferns: his mother was a painter of plants who exhibited with the Norwich Society. Middleton exhibited before he was twenty.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Walpole, Art and Artists of the Norwich School, p.130.

Bibliography

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  • Cundell, H.M. (1920). The Norwich School. London: Geoffrey Holme Ltd.
  • Walpole, Josephine (1997). Art and Artists of the Norwich School. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club Holme. ISBN 1 85149 261 5.
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Category:19th-century English painters Category:English male painters Category:1827 births Category:1856 deaths Category:People from Norfolk