Arthur Foord Hughes Explained

Arthur Foord Hughes
Birth Date:1856
Birth Place:Pimlico, London, England
Death Date:20 July
Death Place:Hastings, Sussex, England
Occupation:Painter
Spouse:Elizabeth Jones

Arthur Foord Hughes (1856 – 20 July 1934) was an English genre and landscape artist.[1]

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. 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. He was also the model for the title character in his father's illustrations for Tom Brown's School Days.

He had four siblings, including a sister, Emily, who survived him.[4] He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.

His works feature in several public collections, including Ringmer Windmill (late 19th century watercolour) and Bexhill Downs Mill at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arthur Hughes Works on Sale at Auction & Biography. Invaluable. 4 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Hughes, Arthur Foord. Friends of Hastings Cemetery. 4 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Four Figure Studies. Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery. 4 January 2016. 19 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180919132311/http://www.preraphaelites.org/the-collection/1934p689/four-figure-studies/. dead.
  4. Web site: Arthur Hughes (1832–1915), Pre-Raphaelite Painter and Book Illustrator. 4 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Catalogue search - Arthur Foord Hughes. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. 4 January 2016.