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Frederick John Widgery

Frederick John Widgery

English artist (1861–1942)

Frederick John Widgery (May 1861 – 27 January 1942), was an English artist who painted landscapes and coastal scenery in Devon and Cornwall.

Frederick was the younger son of William Widgery (1826–1893), a self-taught artist.[1] He studied at the Exeter School of Art and went on to the South Kensington Museum School and then to Antwerp,[2] studying under Charles Verlat at the National Art School. Returning to England, he studied at Hubert von Herkomer's School at Bushey in Hertfordshire and in 1903 became Mayor of Exeter.[3][4] Frederick's sister, Julia (Widgery) Slaughter, was also a portrait and landscape painter.

References

  1. [1]
    Frederick John Widgery (1861–1942) (Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood).
  2. [2]
    Pycroft, George (1883). Art in Devonshire, with the biographies of artists born in that county. Oxford University. p. 156.
  3. [3]
    Frederick John Widgery – artist and Mayor (Exeter memories)>
  4. [4]
    Artist Frederick John Widgery (Panvertu Art Gallery).
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