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Irish painter
William Davis (artist)
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Irish painter
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William
of Liverpool Davis
William Davis of Liverpool
Davis Of Liverpool Davis
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Male
Place of birth
Dublin
Place of death
London
Age
61 years
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William Davis (1812–1873) was an Irish artist, and part of a group of Liverpool based artists who were influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite style of painting.
He was born in Dublin, received his artistic education there and begun his career as a portrait painter. He moved to Liverpool in 1842 and began to exhibit in the Liverpool Academy. In 1851 he started to exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Originally painting still lives in 1853 he began producing landscapes. His work was admired by Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown, through which he was asked to join the Hogarth club.
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