Edmund Morison Wimperis

Edmund Morison Wimperis was a painter and engraver (1835–1900). He was born at Chester and died at London.

Also recorded as Edmund Monson Wimperis; Edmund Morrison Wimperis; Edward Morison Wimperis; Winperis.

Edmund Morison Wimperis in brief

Born
1835
Died
1900
Known for
painter and engraver
Place of birth
Chester
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Edmund Monson Wimperis, Edmund Morrison Wimperis, Edward Morison Wimperis and Winperis. His recorded language was English.

Recognition and collections

Work by Edmund Morison Wimperis is held by Fitzwilliam Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Science Museum and Walker Art Gallery.

Catalogued works

29 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service. Their recorded dates run from 1875 to 1899.

Picturesque Europe (1875-1879). A river landscape, held by Fitzwilliam Museum, inventory PD.249-2015. Across The Common, dated 1878, held by Birmingham Museums Trust, inventory 1913P36. Snowdon, dated 1894, held by Birmingham Museums Trust, inventory 1913P2. Carting Fish, Mount's Bay, Cornwall, dated 1882, held by Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, inventory L.F9.1882.0.0. Moorland with Peat Gatherers, dated 1886, held by Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, inventory VIS.694. Landscape, dated 1888, held by Ulster Museum, inventory BELUM.U2062. The Ford, dated 1890, held by The Wilson, inventory 1948.52. Farm near Brocklehurst, dated 1890, held by Wolverhampton Art Gallery, inventory OP408. Landscape with a Windmill, dated 1891, held by Victoria and Albert Museum, inventory P.22-1917. A Hampshire Ford, dated 1891, held by Towneley Hall Art Gallery And Museum, inventory BURGM:paoil69. Black Bridge on the Ouse, dated 1891, held by Science Museum, inventory 1976-606. Landscape with Haymakers, dated 1891, held by Walker Art Gallery, inventory WAG 2964. Sheep on the Fells, dated 1892, held by Leeds Art Gallery, inventory LEEAG.PA.1948.0031.0016. Watering Horses, dated 1894, held by Manchester Art Gallery, inventory 1896.18. The Ferry, dated 1894, held by Manchester Art Gallery, inventory 1917.252. Mists Lifting off Dartmoor, Devon, dated 1896, held by The Atkinson, inventory SOPAG:82. Landscape: Across the Valley, dated 1897, held by Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, inventory K1236. A Yorkshire Moor, dated 1898, held by Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, inventory 100. In Wensleydale, dated 1898, held by Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, inventory 430. Haymaking, dated 1898, held by Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, inventory VIS.3287. Landscape with Sheep, dated 1899, held by Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, inventory VA.1955.0546. Seascape Study, dated 1875. Carting Gravel, held by Towneley Hall Art Gallery And Museum, inventory BURGM:paoil50. A Scottish Moor, held by Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, inventory WAGMG : 1937.24.7. Near Barmouth, held by Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, inventory BIKGM:2802. On a Yorkshire Moor, dated 1899, held by Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, inventory 639. Summertime, held by Haworth Art Gallery, inventory HAG4. The Seaweed Gatherers, held by Nottingham Museums, inventory NCM 1933-244.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 10 named public collections.

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Birmingham Museums Trust: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Towneley Hall Art Gallery And Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Manchester Art Gallery: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Fitzwilliam Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Leicester Museum & Art Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Ulster Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Wilson: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Wimperis, Edmund Morison, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Wimperis, Edmund Morison (1835–1900), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Wimperis, Edmund Morison (1835–1900), wood-engraver and watercolour painter, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Wimperis, Harry Egerton (1876–1960), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018.

Evidence base

This article draws on 2 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 2 means 2 genuinely separate publishers of record. 24 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under Mason Jackson and Myles Birket Foster is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

Membership is recorded of Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours.

Work by Edmund Morison Wimperis is recorded in the collections of Fitzwilliam Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Science Museum, Walker Art Gallery and Manchester Art Gallery.

Chronology

  1. 1835Edmund Morison Wimperis born at Chester.
  2. 1878Across The Common (Birmingham Museums Trust).
  3. 1882Carting Fish, Mount's Bay, Cornwall (Leicester Museum & Art Gallery).
  4. 1886Moorland with Peat Gatherers (Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust).
  5. 1894Snowdon (Birmingham Museums Trust).
  6. 1900Edmund Morison Wimperis died at London.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5339676: Edmund Morison Wimperis

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  2. 2.

    Wimperis, Edmund Morison (1835–1900), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Wimperis, Edmund Morison (1835–1900), wood-engraver and watercolour painter, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Wimperis, Edmund Morison, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    “Edmund Morison Wimperis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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