John Watkins (1854? - 1908)

RA Collection: People and Organisations

Etcher and painter; born in Birmingham and educated at the Bloomsbury Institute there; apprenticed to a lithographer, taking evening classes at Birmingham School of Art; from 1873 studied at the South Kensington Art School and became a pupil teacher of etching under Alphonse Legros; also studied at the École des Beaux Arts, Paris; flourished in London from 1876 - 1908, exhibiting at the Royal Academy; fellow of the Society of Painter Etchers; contributed to the French art review L‘Art. [Source: British Musuem website].

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Born: 1854?

Died: 1908

Nationality: British

Gender: Male

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