Benjamin Barker
Illustration — Self portrait Benjamin Barker (1776–1838), was an English landscape painter. Barker was the son of Benjamin and brother of Thomas Barker, called ‘Barker of Bath,’ resided at Bath, Somerset and between 1800 and 1821 exhibited occasionally at the Royal Academy. During the years 1813–20 he was a large exhibitor of views and landscape compositions at the Watercolour Society.
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Benjamin Barker
Benjamin Barker · Art UK · Public domain
- Born
- 1776 · Pontypool.
- Died
- 1838
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Great Britain · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Self portrait Benjamin Barker (1776–1838), was an English landscape painter. Barker was the son of Benjamin and brother of Thomas Barker, called ‘Barker of Bath,’ resided at Bath, Somerset and between 1800 and 1821 exhibited occasionally at the Royal Academy. During the years 1813–20 he was a large exhibitor of views and landscape compositions at the Watercolour Society.
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Born at Pontypool in 1776, died in 1838.
The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are Bath. Work by Benjamin Barker is recorded in the collections of Yale Center for British Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, National Museum Cardiff, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery.
Landscape with Farm Animals, c. 1796–1838, by Benjamin Barker
Benjamin Barker · The Cleveland Museum of Art · The Norweb Collection
Houses in a Landscape, c. 1796–1838, by Benjamin Barker
Benjamin Barker · The Cleveland Museum of Art · The Norweb Collection
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