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William Nichol Cresswell
painter
Canadian, b. England, (1818–1888)
William Nichol Cresswell was one of the pioneering artists in the Huron Tract-Georgian Bay, Lake Huron district. He emigrated to Canada from England in 1848 and settled to a life of fishing and painting. He was living in Seaforth, Ontario in 1880. In 1863, Cresswell began teaching a young Robert Ford Gagen (1847-1926). In 1876, George A. Reid (1860-1947), then 16 years old, was his pupil. He is also said to have been a great influence on Horatio Walker (1858-1938). Cresswell was an inaugural member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, established in 1880.
painter
Canadian, b. England, (1818–1888)
William Nichol Cresswell was one of the pioneering artists in the Huron Tract-Georgian Bay, Lake Huron district. He emigrated to Canada from England in 1848 and settled to a life of fishing and painting. He was living in Seaforth, Ontario in 1880. In 1863, Cresswell began teaching a young Robert Ford Gagen (1847-1926). In 1876, George A. Reid (1860-1947), then 16 years old, was his pupil. He is also said to have been a great influence on Horatio Walker (1858-1938). Cresswell was an inaugural member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, established in 1880.
Artist Objects
Landscape with Animals and Figures 1985.024.004