Edward Samuel Morris (10 August 1940 – 29 May 2016) was a British art historian perhaps best known for his "masterly" ''French Art in Nineteenth Century Britain''.

Early life

Edward Samuel Morris was born on 10 August 1940 in Bognor Regis, the son of Edward Cadman Morris, a British Navy officer, and Winifred Morris. He was educated at Rugby School and

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Career

Morris was curator of fine art at Liverpool's Walker Art Gallery from 1966 to 1999, and chairman of the editorial board of the PMSA's National Recording Project from 1997 to 2015.

Death

He died of double pneumonia on 29 May 2016.

Publications

''French Art in Nineteenth Century Britain'' (Yale University Press, 2005)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Edward 1940 births 2016 deaths Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge Alumni of the Courtauld Institute of Art British art historians People educated at Rugby School People from Bognor Regis