 A Summer Day by John Arnesby Brown (1912) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Alfred Arnesby Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1866 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 November 1955 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Norfolk, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1888–1889 | Notts County | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sir John Alfred Arnesby Brown RA (29 March 1866 in Nottingham[1][2] – 16 November 1955 in Haddiscoe, Norfolk[3][2]) was an English footballer and landscape artist who came to be known as "one of the leading British landscape artists of the 20th century".[4] He played in The Football League for Notts County,[5] his only appearance coming in a heavy 9–1 defeat to Aston Villa in September 1888.[6][7] As a landscape artist, he was best known for his impressionistic depictions of pastoral landscapes, often featuring cattle; for his achievements in this field, he was knighted in 1938.
- ^ Chesterton, G K. Famous Paintings selected from the world's great galleries and reproduced in colour. Cassell, 1913, p.26
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
tatewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Distinguished Notts. Artist Sir John Arnesby Brown Dies", Nottingham Evening Post (November 17, 1955), p. 9.
- ^ 'Works of top Nottingham painter to be auctioned', Nottingham Post, 30 Nov 2010
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. p. 39. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Brown, Tony (2010). The Football League Match by Match 1888/89 to 1892/93. SoccerDate. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-899468-44-7.
- ^ "free births deaths marriages". Retrieved 22 February 2018.