Arthur Foord Hughes
English painter (1856–1934)
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Arthur Foord Hughes (1856 – 20 July 1934) was an English genre and landscape artist.[1]
Arthur Foord Hughes | |
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Below Stairs. Signed A. Foord-Hughes. Watercolour. 45.5 x 28 cm | |
| Born | 1856 Pimlico, London, England |
| Died | 20 July 1934 (aged 77–78) |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Jones |
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Hughes was born in Pimlico, London, England,[2] the son of the Pre-Raphaelite painter Arthur Hughes,[3] and his wife and former model, Tryphena Foord.[2] He was the cousin of Edward Robert Hughes, also an artist.
A page containing four figure studies, made by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1857, including one of Hughes as a baby, is in the collection of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.[3] He was also the model for the title character in his father's illustrations for Tom Brown's School Days.[2]
He had four siblings, including a sister, Emily, who survived him.[4] He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.[2]
His works feature in several public collections, including Ringmer Windmill (late 19th century watercolour) and Bexhill Downs Mill (c. 1900) at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.[5]
Selected works
Arthur Hughes (1832–1915)
A lady reading while playing the spinet
