David Winder (artist) explained

David Winder (1824–16 April 1912) was a British portrait painter from Lancashire, England.

Biography

David Winder was the son of John Winder, manager of a textile mill in Bolton, Lancashire. He gained a reputation as the painter of several portraits of Bolton dignitaries,[1] including several mayors. One of his earliest existing paintings is his portrait of the former Mayor of Bolton, Charles James Darbishire, painted in oil.[2] He also painted landscapes and exhibited at the Royal Institute in Manchester. He lived all his life in Bolton and was buried in Heaton Cemetery, Bolton. He had married Sarah Green: both their son David Horatio and their daughter became accomplished artists.[3]

Winder has nine oil paintings in UK public art collections. His portrait of James Ashworth (1815-1889) is held by Gallery Oldham, while the remainder are in the collection of Bolton Museum, Lancashire.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Halliwell - Presentation To An Old Guardian (Mr. John Nuttall). Bolton Evening News. 11 June 1869 . 30 September 2014 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  2. http://www.boltonsmayors.org.uk/darbishire-c-j.html Charles James Darbishire
  3. Bolton Journal and Guardian. 19 April 1912.
  4. Book: British and Irish Paintings in Public Collections. 835. 2006 . . 14 January 2014 . 0-300-11730-2. Wright. Christopher. Gordon. Catherine May.