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Landscape Oil Painting Of A Canal Boat At Stratford Upon Avon By Benjamin Williams Leader Ra
£6,900 $9,233 €8,080
Benjamin Williams Leader RA
British, (1831-1923)
Stratford Upon Avon
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1885, indistinctly inscribed on stretcher verso
Image size: 15.5 inches x 23.5 inches
Size including frame: 21.5 inches x 29.5 inches
A tranquil painting of the old lock and Holy Trinity Church at Stratford upon Avon by Benjamin Williams Leader. A canal boat is depicted making its way through a lock gate, known as Lucy’s Locks. A figure can be seen watching on as two people on the boat help guide it safely through the lock. Rising above this scene, lies the unmistakeable silhouette of Holy Trinity Church, most famous for being where William Shakespeare was buried. Other members of his family including his wife Anne (née Hathaway) and daughter Susanna are also buried there. Lucy''s Locks dates from around 1664 and was part of a nearby system of weirs, sluices and dams which also included Lucy’s Mill, Lucy’s Mill Bridge and Lucy’s Weir. In 1959 the lock was filled in....>Benjamin Williams Leader was born Benjamin Leader Williams on 12 March, 1831 in Worcester. His father was Edward Leader Williams, a civil engineer and keen amateur artist and his mother was Sarah Whiting. He was educated at the Royal Grammar School in Worcester and initially followed in his father’s footsteps to become an engineer. During the day he worked at his father’s office but in the evenings studied art at the Worcester School of Design. His father actively encouraged him in his art and he would often accompany him on sketching trips in the Severn Valley.
As a young man, he lived at Diglis House in Worcester and in 1853 became a student at the Royal Academy. He made his debut at the RA in 1854 using the name Benjamin Williams Leader probably to avoid confusion with another artist of a similar name. His success and achievements at the RA enabled him to become a full-time artist by his late 20’s. He also exhibited at the British Institution from 1855 and at the Royal Society of British Artists, Birmingham Society of Artists, Liverpool Academy and Glasgow Academy.
He married the flower artist Mary Eastlake on 29 August, 1876 at Buckland Monachorum, Devon. After their marriage they moved to The Lodge at Whittington just outside Worcester. Their son Benjamin Eastlake Leader (1877-1916) also became an artist, most likely receiving tutoring from both his parents.
In 1883 he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy (ARA) becoming a full academician in 1898. He won a number of accolades during his life including a gold medal in Paris in 1889 and was awarded the legion of honour in the same year, at the instigation of Meisonier. He also won a medal at the Chicago Exhibition of 1893. Leader travelled around England and Wales painting landscapes, particularly in the areas near where he lived such as Severn Valley in Worcestershire as well as Warwickshire, Devon and Surrey. He also spent time in Scotland, Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland.
Around 1890, he settled at Burrows Cross, near Gomshall in Surrey where he lived for the rest of his life. He died at Burrows Cross on 22 March, 1923 and was buried at St James’s cemetery in Shere.
Examples of his work are held by many public institutions including: Blackburn Museum, Bolton Museum, Bristol Museum, Dudley Museum, Ferens Art Gallery, Glasgow Museum, Grundy Art Gallery, Harris Museum, Haworth Art Gallery, Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Laing Art Gallery, Leicester Museum, National Library of Wales, Manchester Art Gallery, The National Trust, Towneley Hall Art Gallery, V&A, Walker Art Gallery, Wednesbury Museum and Worcester City Museum.
Presentation: The work is housed in a new, English made gilt frame which is in excellent condition.
Condition: As with all of our original antique oil paintings, this work is offered in ready to hang gallery condition, having been professionally cleaned, restored and revarnished.
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