Arthur Foord Hughes

Arthur Foord Hughes
Below Stairs. Signed A. Foord-Hughes. Watercolour. 45.5 x 28 cm
Born1856
Pimlico, London, England
Died20 July 1934 (aged 77–78)
Hastings, Sussex, England
OccupationPainter
SpouseElizabeth Jones
Parents

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.[2] 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.[3] He was also the model for the title character in his father's illustrations for Tom Brown's School Days.[2]

He had four siblings, including a sister, Emily, who survived him.[4] He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.[2]

His works feature in several public collections, including Ringmer Windmill (late 19th century watercolour) and Bexhill Downs Mill (c. 1900) at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.[5]

Selected works

  • Arthur Hughes (1832–1915)
    Arthur Hughes (1832–1915)
  • A lady reading while playing the spinet
    A lady reading while playing the spinet

References

  1. ^ "Arthur Hughes Works on Sale at Auction & Biography". Invaluable. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Hughes, Arthur Foord". Friends of Hastings Cemetery. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Four Figure Studies". Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Arthur Hughes (1832–1915), Pre-Raphaelite Painter and Book Illustrator". Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Catalogue search - Arthur Foord Hughes". Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Retrieved 4 January 2016.[permanent dead link‍]