William Frederick Mitchell
Fred Mitchell • Illustration — Collotype of Victoria William Frederick Mitchell (Calshot, 1845–1914, Ryde, Isle of Wight) was a British artist commissioned to paint many naval and merchant ships. Mitchell's collected works were originally published in The Royal Navy in a series of illustrations. Many are in the National Maritime Museum Collection in Greenwich, England.
Also recorded as W. F. Mitchell
William Frederick Mitchell
William Frederick Mitchell · National Maritime Museum · Public domain
- Born
- 1845 · Portsmouth.
- Died
- 1914 · Ryde.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- marine
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Fred Mitchell • Illustration — Collotype of Victoria William Frederick Mitchell (Calshot, 1845–1914, Ryde, Isle of Wight) was a British artist commissioned to paint many naval and merchant ships. Mitchell's collected works were originally published in The Royal Navy in a series of illustrations. Many are in the National Maritime Museum Collection in Greenwich, England.
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Born at Portsmouth in 1845, died in Ryde in 1914.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are marine. Work by William Frederick Mitchell is recorded in the collections of Australian National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich, National Maritime Museum and J. Paul Getty Museum.
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- 1.War Art. HMS Hermes 1910. Art for sale. Zoomshare.
- 2.Antique Collectors' Club Ltd. The Dictionary of Victorian Painters. 1978. 978-0-902028-72-2.
- 3.Mallalieu, H.L. The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club Ltd. 1986. 1-85149-036-1.
- 4.The Messenger. May–June 1904.
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