About Richard Short
Lived 1841 – 1916 (aged 74–75). Richard Short was a painter.
Richard Short (29 December 1841, St Ives, Cornwall – 16 December 1919) was a Cornish artist.
His grandfather, John Tregerthen Short, was a master mariner who had also started his own Navigation School in St Ives.
Richard later moved to Cardiff. In 1900 he published a historical novel, Saronia: A Romance of Ancient Ephesus. However, by 1901 he had established himself as an artist, specialising in maritime scenes. His works include scenes of Penarth, Cardiff, the Bosphoros and Corsica.
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales holds five works by Richard Short.
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British artist (1841-1916)
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Richard Short was born in 1841.
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Richard Short died in 1916.
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Richard Short was a painter.
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