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Richard Henry Nibbs (1816–1893) was an English painter and book illustrator who specialised in
Paintings:
*Low Water: Newhaven Harbour, Sussex .
*HMS Vengeance at Spithead (1851).
*Queen Victoria landing at the Chain Pier, Brighton (1843).
*Brighton promenade, 1850.
*Shipping on the Thames.
*Shoreham.
*Philadelphia Harbour.
Illustrated books:
*Lower, Mark Anthony. ''The Churches of Sussex: With Historical and Archaeological Descriptions'' (1872)
*Nibbs, R. H. ''Antiquities of Sussex'' (1872)
Paintings by R. H. Nibbs
(www.1st-art-gallery.com)
(Ash Rare books)
R H Nibbs
(Biog)
(Roots Web)
R H Nibbs catalogue
(Brighton & Hove museums) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nibbs, Richard Henry 1816 births 1893 deaths 19th-century English painters Artists from Brighton English male painters English illustrators British landscape painters British marine artists English watercolourists 19th-century English male artists
marine art
Marine art or maritime art is a form of figurative art (that is, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture) that portrays or draws its main inspiration from the sea. Maritime painting is a genre that depicts ships and the sea—a genre parti ...
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Nibbs was born in Brighton, Sussex (now East Sussex), England and educated at a school in Worthing (run by the father of watercolourist Henry Tidey). He lived in Brighton throughout his life. Nibbs initially trained as a musician and became a professional cellist with the Theatre Royal orchestra. However, a lifelong love of art combined with a natural talent for detailed observation led him to become a self-taught painter - in both oils and watercolour - particularly of marine subjects. In 1840 a substantial inheritance allowed him to devote himself full-time to art.
His marine art depicts scenes mainly off the coast of his native Sussex, France and Holland - though he also drew buildings and landscapes. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and the Royal Society of British Artists.
Selected works
Paintings:
*Low Water: Newhaven Harbour, Sussex .
*HMS Vengeance at Spithead (1851).
*Queen Victoria landing at the Chain Pier, Brighton (1843).
*Brighton promenade, 1850.
*Shipping on the Thames.
*Shoreham.
*Philadelphia Harbour.
Illustrated books:
*Lower, Mark Anthony. ''The Churches of Sussex: With Historical and Archaeological Descriptions'' (1872)
*Nibbs, R. H. ''Antiquities of Sussex'' (1872)
References
External links
Paintings by R. H. Nibbs
(www.1st-art-gallery.com)
(Ash Rare books)
R H Nibbs
(Biog)
(Roots Web)
R H Nibbs catalogue
(Brighton & Hove museums) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nibbs, Richard Henry 1816 births 1893 deaths 19th-century English painters Artists from Brighton English male painters English illustrators British landscape painters British marine artists English watercolourists 19th-century English male artists