Portrait of William Widgery

Fredrick John Widgery uses his classical training and knowledge to paint a portrait of his late father. Though better known for his landscape work, Fredrick used the techniques taught to him by both his father and the art school he attended in Antwerp to aid him in portrait painting.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
1887/4/4
Collection Class
Paintings
Medium
oil on canvas
Common Name
Portrait of William Widgery
Simple Name
painting
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901)
Production Town
Exeter
Production County
Devon
Production Country
England
Production Person Initials
Frederick John
Production Person Surname
Widgery
Production Year Low
1885
Production Year High
1890

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Portrait of William Widgery