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Penry Williams

Penry Williams (1802 - 1885) was active/lived in United Kingdom, Italy.  Penry Williams is known for Portrait, figure and landscape painting, views of Roman life.

Penry Williams (1802 – 27 July 1885) was a Welsh artist who spent most of his life in Rome.  He was born in 1802 at Merthyr Tydfil, Wales the son of a house-painter.

Sent to London by Sir John Guest and others, he studied in the schools of the Royal Academy under Henry Fuseli, and in 1821 gained a silver medal from the Society of Arts for a "drawing from the antique".

From 1822, he was a frequent exhibitor of portraits and views at the Royal Academy, British Institution, and Society of British Artists until 1827, when he settled in Rome.

In April 1828, Williams was elected an associate of the Society of Painters in Watercolours, exhibiting annually until 1833, when he resigned. Williams's Rome studio was one of the recognized attractions for English visitors, for half a century.

He died in Rome on 27 July 1885, and his remaining works were sold at Christie's in the following year.

Personal LifeThroughout most of his time in Rome Williams had   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2054 characters.]  Artist bio

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