William Oliver (artist, born 1804)
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| Born | 1804 Sudbury, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 2 November, 1853 Langley Mill House, Halstead, Essex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Artist |
William Oliver (1804–1853) was an English landscape artist who painted in oils but chiefly in watercolours, painting views in England, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and the Tyrol, being especially fond of the Pyrenees[1][2] He was not related to William Oliver Williams (1823–1901) who also used the professional name of William Oliver (William Oliver (artist)). William Oliver Williams was a figurative and genre artist who specialised in painting female subjects. He never painted landscapes.
Life and family
Oliver was born about 1804 in Sudbury, Suffolk [3]. In 1840 he married Emma Sophia Eburne (1820–1885) and they had two children; William Redivious Oliver (1843-1908) and Emma Caroline Oliver (1844–1903).[4][5] Oliver died on 2 November, 1853 at Langley Mill House, Halstead, Essex[1]
Career
Oliver began to exhibit in 1829 when he sent to the Society of British Artists (now the Royal Society of British Artists) 'A Beach Scene in Kent' and 'Fish Boat'. During the period 1829-1852 he exhibited over 30 works at this venue, with finally, in 1852, the three paintings 'On the Lahn near Oberlahnstein near the Rhine'; 'View of the Environs of Perugia, Tiber in the Distance, Papal States,Italy'; and 'Lahneck Castle, from Oberlahnstein on the Lahn, Duchy of Nassau'.[6]
In 1834 he was elected a full member of the New Society (now the Royal Institute) of Painters in Water-Colours. His drawings appeared annually until 1854.[1][7]
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Oliver exhibited 54 works at the British Institution during the period 1835-1855.[8]In 1853 he exhibited a painting 'Two Convents on the outskirts of the town of Narni, Papa States, L'Ospitale de Buoni Fratelli and Conventuale di Cappoinari' priced at £66 13s 6d. In 2022 that would be equivalent to about £9000.[9] At the Royal Academy he exhibited 32 paintings starting with 'View on the Soan (sic?) France' and 'At Perigeux France' in 1835, and concluding with 'Bridge over the torrent of the Passeyer Bach at Meray, Tyrol' and 'View of the River Moselle near Pommera' in 1853.[10]It is possible that the titles of the exhibited paintings of views in countries with different languages may have contained some translation errors.
In 1842 he published a portfolio volume of 'Scenery of the Pyrenees' lithographed by George Barnard[11], Thomas Shotter Boys, Carl Hughe, and others.[1]
William Oliver's vews of foreign places were popular at the time. The Victoria and Albert Museum posseses his oil painting of the Italian town of Foligno,[12] the Tate Museum has four of his pencil drawings of locations in France and Germany[13] and The Royal Collection Trust has his oil painting 'A view of Remagen' which was purchased by Prince Albert.[14]
Oliver's wife was also an artist and, like her husband, exhibited at the British Institution, the Society of British Artists and the Royal Academy.[2][8][6][10] During the 13 years that she was married to William Oliver it is likely that she accompanied him on his travels, as indicated by the similar locations of their paintings. After Oliver's death she married, about 1856, John Sedgewick, a solicitor of Watford, Hertfordshire, but continued to follow her profession in her first husband's name until her death at the Brewer's House, Berkhamstead, on 5 March, 1885.[1] She was elected an associate member of the New Society of Painters in Water-Colours in 1849 but was not made a full member until the year of her death.[7]
Their son William Redivious Oliver exhibited two watercolours at the Society of British Artists. They were 'Rydal Water, Westmorland-Sunshine through the mist after rain' in 1861, and 'Ben Voilich from Rob Roy's cave, Loch Lomond' in 1862.[2][6]
References
- ^ a b c d e Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 14. Oxford University Press, London. 2010. pp. 1049–1050.
- ^ a b c Wood, Christopher (1995). Victorian Painters. Woodbridge Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club. p. 387. ISBN 1-85149-171-6.
- ^ 1851 England Census for William Oliver. London, Kensington, Brompton
- ^ William Redivious Oliver Baptism, 14 October 1843. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms 1813-1917
- ^ Emma Caroline Oliver Baptism, 15 February 1845. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms 1813-1917
- ^ a b c Johnson, Jane (1987). Works Exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists 1824-1893 and The New English Art Club 1888-1917. An Antique Collectors' Club Research Project. Church Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club. p. 348. ISBN 0-902028-35-9.
- ^ a b "Archive". Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.
- ^ a b Graves, Algernon (1908). The British Institution, 1806-1867: A complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their Work from the Foundation of the Institution. London: G. Bell and Sons and A. Graves – via the HathiTrust Digital Library.
- ^ "Inflation Calculation". Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ a b Graves, Algernon (1906). The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and their Work from its Foundation in 1769 to 1904. London: H. Graves and co – via the Internet Archive.
- ^ George, Barnard. "George Barnard, painter and lithographer". British Museum Collection. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Oliver, William. "Oil painting of the Italian town of Foligno". Art UK. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Pencil Drawings by William Oliver". Tate Museum, London. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "'A View of Remagen' by William Oliver (1804-1853)". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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