John William Hill | |
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Born | January 13, 1812 London |
Died | September 24, 1879 | (aged 67)
Nationality | American |
Education | National Academy of Design |
Known for | Landscape art, Painting |
Movement | Society for the Advancement of Truth in Art |
John William Hill or often J.W. Hill (January 13, 1812 – September 24, 1879) was a British-born American artist working in watercolor, gouache, lithography, and engraving. Hill's work focused primarily upon natural subjects including landscapes, still lifes, and ornithological and zoological subjects. In the 1850s, influenced by John Ruskin and Hill's association with American followers of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, his attention turned from technical illustration toward still life and landscape.