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Robert Hills

1769 – 1844

English painter and etcher

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Lived 1769 – 1844 (aged 74). Robert Hills was a British painter.

Robert Hills (26 June 1769 – 14 May 1844) was an English painter and etcher.

Hills was born in Islington. He initially studied under John Alexander Gresse, then enrolled at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1788. He primarily painted rural scenes, particularly farm animals. A number of his renderings can now be found at the British Museum.

Hills was known to draw animals in works of other artists, such as George Barret, Jr. and George Fennell Robson. He published Sketches in Flanders and Holland (1816), with his own aquatints.

External links and references Engraving by Edward Francis Finden of the painting with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon in Forget Me Not annual for 1827.

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R. A. Hills, robert hills, Mr. Hills, Hills, rob. hills

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Who was Robert Hills?

English painter and etcher (1769–1844)

When was Robert Hills born?

Robert Hills was born on 26 June 1769 in Islington.

When did Robert Hills die?

Robert Hills died on 14 May 1844 in London.

What was Robert Hills's occupation?

Robert Hills was a painter.

What nationality was Robert Hills?

Robert Hills was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Hills

· Wikidata: Q16239927

· DBpedia: Robert Hills (artist)

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