James Stephen Gresley
James Stephen Gresley (1829–1908) was an English artist, the first of a line of artists from Derbyshire.
Also recorded as James S. Gresley
James Stephen Gresley
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- Name
- James Stephen Gresley
- Born
- 1829
- Birthplace
- Sandiacre, England
- Died
- 1908
- Place of death
- Wakefield, England
- Known for
- First of a line of Derbyshire artists
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter
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• Name — James Stephen Gresley • Born — 1829 • Birthplace — Sandiacre, England • Died — 1908 • Place of death — Wakefield, England • Known for — First of a line of Derbyshire artists
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James Stephen Gresley was a watercolourist, landscapist and painter, born in 1829 in Derby and died in 1908 in Derby. Both events are recorded by the Getty Union List of Artist Names.
Biography
Biography
Gresley was born in Sandiacre in Derbyshire. His son was Frank Gresley who had, in turn, two sons, Harold and Cuthbert who were noted artists. Gresley had a number of paintings included in the "Goodey Collection" and in the related book. Gresley lived at Draycott, Borrowash and Chellaston in Derbyshire, but he also lived latterly in Yorkshire, where he created watercolours of the counties where he had lived. Gresley died in Wakefield, Yorkshire, in 1908 after exhibiting in galleries in London and locally. He has several paintings in Derby Museum and Art Gallery with one currently (2011) on display in the Goodey Room in Derby Central Library.
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