b. 7 June 1799. d. 2 May 1868. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Marine and landscape painter. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne. Worked as a shipbuilder
for his father before pursuing a career in art. Exhibited at the Northumberland Institution
for the Promotion of the Fine Arts. Married Mary Sweet on 20 March 1826. Moved to
London in 1846. Contributed illustrations of the Crimean War for the *Illustrated
London News* (1855). Author of *The Art of Marine Painting in Water Colours* (1859)
and *The Art of Marine Painting in Oil Colours* (1864). Biographical information:
Wood 82, *ODNB*. (AC, CC)