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George Hilditch

1803 – 1857

English painter

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About George Hilditch

Lived 1803 – 1857 (aged 53–54). George Hilditch was a British painter and photographer.

George Hilditch (1803–1857) was a British artist known for his landscape paintings. He was the son of a silk merchant from the City of London. As a child he frequently holidayed by the River Thames at Richmond then some miles west of London in Surrey. He also later stayed at Montpelier Row in Twickenham. While there he became a pupil of Thomas Christopher Hofland.

Hofland encouraged him to pursue a career as a painter and in 1823 he displayed his work for the first time at the age of twenty at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1823 at Somerset House. He exhibited frequently at the Royal Academy and at the Society of Artists over the following decades. Hilditch particularly specialised in producing landscapes from or around Richmond Hill and became known as the "Richmond painter". He also worked in the new art of photography.

A number of his works are today in public collections.

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Born
1803, London
Birth century
Died
1857, London
Also known as
G. H. Hilditch, George Holditch, G. Hilditch, G. Holditch, G.H. Hilditch

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Who was George Hilditch?

English painter (1803–1857)

When was George Hilditch born?

George Hilditch was born in 1803 in London.

When did George Hilditch die?

George Hilditch died in 1857 in London.

What was George Hilditch's occupation?

George Hilditch was a painter and photographer.

What nationality was George Hilditch?

George Hilditch was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: George Hilditch

· Wikidata: Q21288974

· DBpedia: George Hilditch

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