Richard Gay Somerset
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Richard Gay Somerset (1848–1928) was a British painter, a principal member of the Manchester School of Painters.[1][2]
Somerset was born in Manchester.[1] He attended the Manchester School of Art, became a principal member of the Manchester School of Painters and was one of the oldest members of the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.[2]
He made several painting trips to the Mediterranean.[2]
Moving to Betws-y-Coed, North Wales, Somerset was one of the "first thirty one" founder members of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art (RCA) in 1882.[2][3]
