Original works of art
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John Alfred Wheeler |
(English, 1821 -1877 ) |
A resident of Bath, John Alfred Wheeler was the son of a stone cutter and
was self taught painter. He was a bandsman in the army where he developed his
natural talent and learned to paint horses with accuracy. Due to ill-health,
he left the army in 1847 and married the same year. By 1854 he was living in
Bath making a name painting racing and hunting scenes as well as horses and
dogs. In 1877 he built a house called "Bath Villa' in Hanwell near the
London galleries and more available to his important clients. He wrote "Handbook
of Anatomy for Students of the Fine Arts" in 1838 which was illustrated
with pictures of the human figure. |