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Frederick Nash (1782–1856) was an English painter and draughtsman.
Frederick Nash was born in
Frederick Nash (1782–1856) was an English painter and draughtsman.
Frederick Nash was born in Lambeth
Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth, historically in the County of Surrey. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The population of the London Borough of Lambeth was 303,086 in 2011. The area expe ...
. He initially studied architectural drawing under Thomas Malton, then later enrolled at the Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpo ...
. Between 1801 and 1809 Nash worked with the antiquarian
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s John Britton and Edward Wedlake Brayley
Edward Wedlake Brayley (177323 September 1854) was an English historian and topographer. Brayley collaborated with his life-long friend, John Britton, on the first 6 volumes of ''The Beauties of England and Wales''.
Early life
Brayley was ...
. In 1810, he became a member of Society of Painters in Watercolours, an organization whose members had seceded from the Royal Academy over complaints that their work was not being recognized. Nash primarily painted landscapes, and made sketching trips to Calais
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, Caen
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and the Rhine. In 1834 he moved to Brighton
Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
where he continued working until his death in 1856.
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*, a painting, engraved by Lumb Stocks, for the Forget Me Not annual, 1839, with illustrative verse by Letitia Elizabeth Landon. 1782 births 1856 deaths 19th-century English painters English male painters People from Lambeth Painters from London 19th-century English male artists {{England-painter-stub