Edward Robert Hughes
Edward Robert Hughes | |
|---|---|
Hughes in 1870 | |
| Born | 5 November 1851 Clerkenwell, London, U.K. |
| Died | 23 April 1914 (aged 62) St Albans, Hertfordshire, U.K. |
| Education | Heatherleys Royal Academy Schools Arthur Hughes (uncle) William Holman Hunt Arthur Foord Hughes George MacDonald |
| Known for | oil painting |
| Movement | Pre-Raphaelitism |
| Spouses | Mary MacDonald
(m. 1874; death 1878)Emily Eliza Davies
(m. 1883; death 1914) |
| Family | William Arthur Hughes (nephew) |
Edward Robert Hughes RWS (5 November 1851 – 23 April 1914) was a British painter, who primarily worked in watercolours, but also produced a number of oil paintings. He was influenced by his uncle and artist, Arthur Hughes who was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and worked closely with one of the Brotherhood's founders, William Holman Hunt.