Henry William Banks Davis

Henry William Banks Davis

Portrait of H W B Davis (unknown artist)
Born 1833
Died 1914
Nationality British
Known for Landscape art, Animal painter

Henry William Banks Davis RA (1833–1914) was a popular English landscape and animal painter, noted for his pastoral scenes, often populated with cattle and other farm animals.

Life and works

He studied and exhibited at the Royal Academy, becoming an associate in 1873 and Royal Academician in 1877, and where he was awarded two silver medals.[1]

Early works were influenced by the Preraphaelites but he later evolved a more individual style and worked on a larger scale. He achieved popularity and his art commanded high prices during his lifetime.[2]

Paintings

A Shady Spot on a Summers Day (Oil on canvas, 1878)

References

Attribution

 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Davis, Henry William Banks". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

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