About James Astbury Hammersley
Lived 1815 – 1869 (aged 53–54). James Astbury Hammersley was a British painter.
James Astbury Hammersley (1818–1867) was an English painter, and a teacher of art and design.
Life Hammersley was born at Burslem, Staffordshire in 1818.
He studied art under James Baker Pyne. During the 1840s he taught at the Nottingham School of Design, where his pupils included Henry Hunter and Andrew MacCallum.
From May 1849 until 31 December 1862 Hammersley was head-master of the Manchester School of Design. He took part in the formation of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, being elected its first president, 28 May 1857. He resigned the post on 30 December 1861.
The Dictionary of National Biography incorrectly claims that he was born in 1815 and died in 1869. Hammersley received a commission, from Albert, Prince Consort, to paint the prince's birthplace, Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, and another scene in Germany. These works are now in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.
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British painter (1815–1869)
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James Astbury Hammersley was born in 1815 in Staffordshire.
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James Astbury Hammersley died in 1869 in Manchester.
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James Astbury Hammersley was a painter.
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