Daniel Alexander Williamson (1823–1903) was a
British
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artist, part of a group of
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
painters who were influenced by the
Pre-Raphaelite
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (later known as the Pre-Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and art critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, James ...
style.
He lived and worked in London from 1849 to 1857, before returning north to the Lancashire village of
Warton. He went on regular painting trips with fellow Liverpool artist,
William Lindsay Windus
William Lindsay Windus (1822–1907) was an English painter, part of a group of Liverpool painters who were influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite style.
Life and work
He was born in Liverpool, England, was initially taught art by William Daniels ...
.
Several of his oil paintings are in UK public art collections, including
National Museums Liverpool
National Museums Liverpool, formerly National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, comprises several museums and art galleries in and around Liverpool, England. All the museums and galleries in the group have free admission. The museum is a non ...
.
See also
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List of Pre-Raphaelite paintings - including the works of Daniel Alexander Williamson.
References
1823 births
1903 deaths
19th-century English painters
English male painters
20th-century English painters
Artists from Liverpool
Pre-Raphaelite painters
19th-century English male artists
20th-century English male artists
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