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William Augustus Barron

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William Augustus Barron
Born1751[1]
London, England
Died1812[2]
NationalityBritish

William Augustus Barron (1751–1812) was a British landscape painter.[3]

Life

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He was a pupil of William Tomkins and younger brother of Hugh Barron. In 1766, he gained a premium at the Society of Arts. He practised as a landscape painter, and also as a drawing master. Like his brother, he excelled as a performer upon the violin; like him, also, he reached no more than a moderate excellence in his proper profession. His skill upon the violin gained him an introduction to Sir Edward Walpole, who gave him a situation in the exchequer, which in 1808 he still held.[3]

A view of Wanstead House by this artist was engraved by Picot in 1775; also after him are a set of views of castles and other subjects taken in different parts of Essex. In the print-room of the British Museum, there is a large pen drawing by him of Richmond Bridge in 1778.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "William Augustus Barron". British Museum. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812
  3. ^ a b c Radford 1885, p. 296.

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