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William Caddick

1719 – 1794

English portrait painter

Painter Limner
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About William Caddick

Lived 1719 – 1794 (aged 74–75). William Caddick was a painter and limner.

William Caddick (1719 – 29 December 1794) was a Liverpool portrait artist and limner.

Personal life William Caddick was reportedly well acquainted with Richard Wright and George Stubbs, both slightly his junior.

From 1766 William, the artist, lived in Old Hall Street (his house was in the part known as North Walk), and he probably died there in 1794. He married Eliza, or Elizabeth, Wood of Burslem, a member of the noted family of potters. She was born on 11 June 1724, and died on 17 September 1795. Caddick, described as the 'elder statesman of Liverpool Artists', was offered and accepted the Presidency of the Liverpool Society of Artists.

Works Few of Caddick's attributed surviving works are known. The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, holds four. One of these is a portrait, painted in 1747, of Aaron Wood, his brother-in-law, a worthy of whom it is recorded that ' he was never heard [or known] to swear, chew tobacco, take snuff, or whistle or sing in his life, and was considered the most lively, pleasant, and merriest man in the county' though Dibdin observes that "W. Caddick has not quite succeeded in telling us all this with his brush".

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Important facts

Born
1719, Liverpool
Birth century
Died
1794, Liverpool
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Also known as
William I Caddick

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Frequently asked questions

Who was William Caddick?

English portrait painter (1719–1794)

When was William Caddick born?

William Caddick was born in 1719 in Liverpool.

When did William Caddick die?

William Caddick died in 1794 in Liverpool.

What was William Caddick's occupation?

William Caddick was a painter and limner.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William Caddick

· Wikidata: Q18531076

· DBpedia: William Caddick

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