Henry Robinson Hall Explained
| Henry Robinson Hall |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1859 |
| Birth Place: | York |
| Death Date: | 31 May 1927 |
| Death Place: | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Resting Place: | Coniston |
| Nationality: | British |
| Known For: | Highland cattle |
| Spouse: | Mary Annie née Bleasdale |
Henry Robinson Hall (1859–1927) was a Victorian and Edwardian landscape painter in oils and watercolours noted for his Highland cattle.
Life
Hall was born to Eliza Robinson in the City of York in 1859 and died on 31 May 1927 at Barrow-in-Furness.[1] He lived in the City of York, Elswick, Blackpool, Woodland, Coniston and Barrow-in-Furness,[2] [3] and married Mary Annie née Bleasdale. He is buried in the yard of St. Andrews parish church at Coniston.[1]
Hall was a painter who exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1902 [4] and was a fellow of the North British Academy of Arts.[5]
Hall's known works include:
- A Cattle Raid in the Highlands (1890).[6]
- Coniston Lake from Lake Bank (nd).[7]
- Denizen of the Highlands (nd).[8]
- Drover with Cows by Lake Buttermere Evening (nd).[9]
- Evening Glow (1902) [4]
- Highland Cattle (nd).[10]
- Highland Cattle above Loch Maree (nd).[11]
- Highland Cattle, Isle of Skye (nd).[12]
- The Ghyll, Coniston, Cumbria (nd).[13]
- The Home of the Golden Eagle (nd).[14]
- The Young Falconer (nd).[15]
Notes and References
- In Memory of Henry Robinson Hall ..., Monumental Inscription, St Andrews Churchyard, Coniston (Cumbria) 1927.
- Census Returns of England and Wales for 1861–1921, The National Archives, Kew (Surrey) 1861–1921.
- Aulthurstside Church of England School, Broughton-in-Furness – Admission Registers, BDS 46, Cumbria County Record Office, Barrow in Furness, 1875–1958.
- The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their Work from its Foundation in 1769 to 1904 – Volume 3 Eadie to Harraden by Algernon Graves, Henry Graves and George Bell, London 1905, page 356a.
- Paintings authenticated by HR Hall, BDB17/SP3/61, Cumbria County Record Office, Barrow-in-Furness, 1910.
- http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2366915 A Cattle Raid in the Highlands
- https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/coniston-lake-from-lake-bank-143658 Coniston Lake from Lake Bank
- Web site: Denizen of the Highlands . . 26 November 2018.
- http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_206348/H.R.-Hall/page-1#painting Drover with Cows by Lake Buttermere Evening
- Web site: Highland Cattle . . 26 November 2018.
- https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/highland-cattle-above-loch-maree-152826 Highland Cattle above Loch Maree
- http://www.meibohmfinearts.com/WorkDetail.aspx?GUID=HR_Hall_HighlandCattleIsleOfSkye_20x30.jpg&folder= Highland Cattle, Isle of Skye
- https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-ghyll-coniston-cumbria-65998 The Ghyll, Coniston, Cumbria
- http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2656367 The Home of the Golden Eagle
- https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-young-falconer-145327 The Young Falconer
