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Thomas Kerr Fairless
Thomas Kerr Fairless (1825 – 14 July 1853) was an English landscape-painter. Life Fairless was born at Hexham, Northumberland, one of the sons of the antiquary Joseph Fairless. He was a student of the Vignette (graphic design), vignette engravings of Thomas Bewick, and for some time worked under Bewick's pupil Isaac Nicholson, a Wood engraving, wood-engraver at Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle. Fairless went to London and became a Landscape art, landscape-painting, typically of summer scenes in English woods and pastures of England, and sea-views and shipping. From 1848 to 1851 he was an exhibitor at the Royal Academy, the British Institution, and the Suffolk Street Gallery. He was also a teacher of drawing and painting. In August 1851 Fairless returned in bad health to Hexham, where he died on 14 July 1853, in his twenty-eighth year. References ;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Fairless, Thomas Kerr 1825 births 1853 deaths 19th-century English painters English male painters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexham, Northumberland
Hexham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, on the south bank of the River Tyne, formed by the confluence of the North Tyne and the South Tyne at Warden nearby, and close to Hadrian's Wall. Hexham was the administrative centre for the Tynedale district from 1974 to 2009. In 2011, it had a population of 13,097. Smaller towns and villages around Hexham include Corbridge, Riding Mill, Stocksfield and Wylam to the east, Acomb and Bellingham to the north, Allendale to the south and Haydon Bridge, Bardon Mill and Haltwhistle to the west. Newcastle upon Tyne is to the east and Carlisle to the west. History Hexham Abbey originated as a monastery founded by Wilfrid in 674. The crypt of the original monastery survives, and incorporates many stones taken from nearby Roman ruins, probably Corbridge or Hadrian's Wall. The current Hexham Abbey dates largely from the 11th century onward, but was significantly rebuilt in the 19th century. Other notable build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
