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William Duffield

1816 – 1863

Still-life painter

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About William Duffield

Lived 1816 – 1863 (aged 46–47). William Duffield was a painter.

William Duffield (1816–1863) was a British still-life painter.

Life Duffield was born at Bath in 1816, and educated in that city, was the second son of Charles Duffield, at one time proprietor of the Royal Union Library. At an early age he displayed a decided predilection and talent for drawing. George Doo, the engraver, having been struck by Duffield's highly elaborated pen-and-ink sketches and faithful copies of his engravings, offered to take him as his pupil without a premium. A few years later he placed himself under George Lance, and was noted for his unremitting attention and assiduity as a student of the Royal Academy.

After completing the usual course of study in London, he returned to Bath, and later on proceeded to Antwerp, where, under Egide Charles Gustave Wappers, he worked for two years. In 1857 he lived at Bayswater, and died on 3 September 1863.

Family In 1850, he married Mary Elizabeth Rosenberg (1819–1914), eldest daughter of Mr. T. E. Rosenberg of Bath, and a painter of fruit and flowers; she was a member of the Institute of Painters in Water-Colours.

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Born
1816, Bath
Birth century
Died
1863, London
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Also known as
W. Duffield

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Who was William Duffield?

still-life painter (1816-1863)

When was William Duffield born?

William Duffield was born in 1816 in Bath.

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William Duffield died in 1863 in London.

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William Duffield was a painter.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William Duffield

· Wikidata: Q8008065

· DBpedia: William Duffield (painter)

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