Edward Robert Hughes

Edward Robert Hughes
Black-and-white photo of Hughes in a coat
Hughes in 1870
Born(1851-11-05)5 November 1851
Clerkenwell, London, U.K.
Died23 April 1914(1914-04-23) (aged 62)
St Albans, Hertfordshire, U.K.
EducationHeatherleys
Royal Academy Schools
Arthur Hughes (uncle)
William Holman Hunt
Arthur Foord Hughes
George MacDonald
Known foroil painting
MovementPre-Raphaelitism
Spouses
Mary MacDonald
(m. 1874; death 1878)
Emily Eliza Davies
(m. 1883; death 1914)
FamilyWilliam Arthur Hughes (nephew)
Midsummer Eve, c. 1908

Edward Robert Hughes RWS (5 November 1851 – 23 April 1914) was a British painter, who primarily worked in watercolours, but also produced a number of oil paintings. He was influenced by his uncle and artist, Arthur Hughes who was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and worked closely with one of the Brotherhood's founders, William Holman Hunt.