John Middleton (Norfolk artist)
John Middleton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 January 1827 Norwich |
| Died | 11 November 1856 Norwich |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Landscape painting |
| Movement | Norwich School of painters |
John Middleton (9 January 1827– 11 November 1856) was an English artist, known for his work in watercolour painting. He was a member of the Norwich School of painters.
Life
John Middleton was born on 9 January 1827 in Norwich in the English county of Norfolk. Parish records show that he was baptised at St Stephen's Church, Norwich, on 14 January by his parents John and Ann Middleton.[1] His father John, who died early, was a glass stainer who also undertook plumbing and painting work and who studied and collected ferns in his spare time.[2] His mother was a painter of plants whose talents were exhibited with the Norwich Society.[3]
Middleton was educated at Norwich Grammar School. He studied under John Berney Crome and with Henry Bright, whom he visited in London in 1847. Bright so influenced Middleton that it often difficult to distinguish between the two artists.[2] Middleton exhibited before he was twenty.[3]
He died of consumption at his Norwich home in Surrey Street in 1856, aged only 29.[2]
Artistic life
John Middleton has generally thought of by both his contemporaries and by art historians as a highly talented water-colourist. The author Josephine Walpole compares Middleton's talents as being equal to those of the artists John Sell Cotman and John Thirtle.[4] He exhibited in London from 1847 to 1855: showing fourteen pictures at the Royal Academy and fifteen works at the British Institution during this period.[5]
References
- ^ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 12 February 2018, John Middleton in entry for John Middleton; citing item 3 p 191, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,471,611.
- ^ a b c John Middleton (Suffolk Artists website)
- ^ a b Walpole, Art and Artists of the Norwich School, p.130.
- ^ Walpole, Art andArtists of the Norwich School, p.109.
- ^ Graves, A dictionary of artists who have exhibited works in the principal London exhibitions from 1760 to 1893, p.190.
Bibliography
- Cundell, H.M. (1920). The Norwich School. London: Geoffrey Holme Ltd.
- Graves, Algernon (1895). A dictionary of artists who have exhibited works in the principal London exhibitions from 1760 to 1893. London: H. Graves.
External links
- Works by John Middleton in the Norfolk Museums Collections
- Early Norfolk Photographs 1840 - 1860 John Middleton
- John Middleton - Suffolk Artists website