Arthur Foord Hughes (1856 – 20 July 1934) was an English

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and landscape artist. Hughes was born in

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, London, England, the son of the

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painter Arthur Hughes, and his wife and former model, Tryphena Foord. He was the cousin of

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, also an artist. A page containing four figure studies, made by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1857, including one of Hughes as a baby, is in the collection of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. He was also the model for the title character in his father's illustrations for ''

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''. He had four siblings, including a sister, Emily, who survived him. He is buried at

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. His works feature in several public collections, including ''Ringmer Windmill'' (late 19th century watercolour) and ''Bexhill Downs Mill'' () at

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Selected works

File:Arthur Hughes.jpg, ''Arthur Hughes'' (1832–1915) File:Arthur Foord Hughes A lady reading while playing the spinet.jpg, ''A lady reading while playing the spinet''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Arthur Foord 1856 births 1934 deaths English watercolourists People from Pimlico English artists' models Burials at Hastings Cemetery