(b London, Sept 1810; d London, 4 June 1877). English painter. His earliest training was with a gifted amateur neighbour. About 1825 William Etty advised him to study with Henry Sass (1788-1844) and to draw in the British Museum. In 1829 he entered the Royal Academy Schools, London, and between c. 1830 and c. 1845 he painted more than 300 portraits. The success of Prometheus Bound by Force and Strength (exh. RA 1840; untraced), Una and the Satyrs, which won a

See the Abbreviations for further details.