Frederick Weekes Explained

Frederick Weekes
Nationality:	English
Birth Date:	1834
Birth Place:	London
Notable Works:	The Tower House

Frederick Weekes (1834-1924) was an English painter and designer.^[1] Son of the successful Victorian sculptor, Henry Weekes,^[2] two of his brothers also became artists, the genre and animal painters Herbert William Weekes and Henry Weekes Junior.

He established a long partnership with the architect William Burges, working with him on many of his major commissions, including Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral,^[3] Cardiff Castle, Castell Coch,^[4] the Yorkshire churches^{[1] [2]} and Burges's own home in London, The Tower House.

Notes

1. Web site: St Mary, Studley Royal, by William Burges (1827-1881) . Victorianweb.org . 2011-12-01 . 2017-03-26.
2. Web site: East Window, Christ the Consoler, Skelton, by H. W. Lonsdale . Victorianweb.org . 2011-12-07 . 2017-03-26.
3. Web site: [A Review of] "Searching for the New Jerusalem: The Iconography of St Fin Barre's Cathedral," Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork |publisher=Victorianweb.org |date=2014-04-10 |accessdate=2017-03-26].
4. Web site: Door to Lord Bute's Sitting Room, Castell Coch, Tongwynlais, North Cardiff . Victorianweb.org . 2009-12-11 . 2017-03-26.