George wright painter biography sample

  • George Wright was one of the foremost equestrian artists of his time.
  • George Wright was a sporting painter who lived in Leeds and later moved to Rugby, Oxford and Richmond, Surrey.
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    George Wright (artist)

    Painter of hunting, coaching and equestrian scenes.

    George Wright

    Born(1860-06-30)30 June 1860

    Leeds, Yorkshire, England

    Died11 March 1944(1944-03-11) (aged 83)

    Seaford, Sussex, England

    NationalityEnglish
    Occupation(s)Painter and Illustrator
    Years active1894 – 1929
    Known forPainting hunting and coaching scenes

    George Wright (30 June 1860[1] – 11 March 1944)[note 1] was a painter in oils whose subjects were mainly drawn from hunting, with which he was familiar, being a fox-hunter himself,[2] coaching and other equestrian topics. George Wright was one of the foremost equestrian artists of his time.[6] He was one of a family of seven children, five of whom were professional artists, either principally as painters, or as illustrators.

    Wright is sometimes confused with George Wright (1851 – 1 February 1916),[14&

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    Born near Leeds, England in 1860. Wright was the elder brother of Gilbert Scott Wright, with whom he worked in the early part of the twentieth century. He is believed to have worked as an illustrator early in his career. He lived in Rugby, England for a couple of years, during which period he painted polo scenes; he later lived in Oxford and in Richmond, Surrey. Upon his retirement in 1939 he moved to Seaford, Sussex. He was best known for his hunting and coaching scenes and for his horse and equestrian portraits; he also painted historical subjects, including several small works of Cavaliers. Wright died in Seaford, Sussex, England in 1942.
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    George Wright

    George Wright was a painter in oils whose subjects were mainly drawn from hunting, with which he was familiar, being a fox-hunter himself, coaching and other equestrian topics. George Wright was one of the foremost equestrian artists of his time. He was one of a family of sju children, fem of whom were professional artists, either principally as painters, or as illustrators.

    Wright is sometimes confused with George Wright (1851 - 1 February 1916), a Scottish landscape painter who lived in Annan.

    Biography Wright was born in Leeds on 30 June 1860. His father was George Edward Wright (24 February 1834 - 11 November 1916), an accountant and Elizabeth Scott (c. 1840 - 31 May 1916), the daughter or Thomas Scott (born c. 1804), variously a railway engineer and a commission agent. George Edward and Elizabeth were married on 22 August 1859 in St. Jude's Church at Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

    The Wrights had sju children, fem of whom were artists:

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