William Sidney Goodwin
William Sidney Goodwin (born 1833 , died 1916 ) was a British surveyor , frame maker, and landscape painter .
life and work
Goodwin came from the southern English port city of Southampton . As a member of an expedition of the Royal Engineers , he took part in the first survey of the Sinai from 1868-69 , later he also worked for the Ordnance Survey .
In addition, he devoted himself to landscape painting, both on his travels to the Middle East and in his home town of Hampshire , and he illustrated biblical and literary subjects. 1873-1877 he exhibited some works in the gallery of the Royal Society of British Artists in London, others from 1911-13 in the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin. Today his works are widely scattered, with the Southampton City Art Gallery holding six of his paintings (inventory numbers 214-219).
literature
- Kristiane Frank: Goodwin, William Sidney (1833) . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 58, Saur, Munich a. a. 2008, ISBN 978-3-598-22798-1 , p. 439.
Web links
- Painting by William Sidney Goodwin on the website of the Your Paintings web project , a cooperation between the Public Catalog Foundation and the BBC .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goodwin, William Sidney |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British land surveyor, frame maker and landscape painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1833 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1916 |