Arthur Foord Hughes

Arthur Foord Hughes (1856–1934) was an English genre and landscape artist.[1]

Arthur Foord Hughes
Below Stairs. Signed A. Foord-Hughes. Watercolour. 45.5 x 28 cm
Born1856
Pimlico, London, England
Died20 July 1934
Hastings, Sussex, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationPainter
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Jones
Parent(s)
RelativesAgnes, Amy, Emily, Godfrey (siblings)

Hughes was born in Pimlico, London, England,[2] the son of the Pre-Raphaelite painter Arthur Hughes,[3] and his wife and former model, Tryphena Foord.[2]He was the cousin of Edward Robert Hughes, also an artist.

A page containing four figure studies, made by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1857, including one of Hughes as a baby, is in the collection of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.[3] He was also the model for the title character in his father's illustrations for Tom Brown's School Days.[2]

He had four siblings, including a sister, Emily, who survived him.[4] He is buried at Hastings Cemetery.[2]

His works feature in several public collections, including Ringmer Windmill (late 19th century watercolour) and Bexhill Downs Mill (c. 1900) at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.[5]

Selected works
  • Arthur Hughes (1832–1915)
  • A lady reading while playing the spinet

References
  1. "Arthur Hughes Works on Sale at Auction & Biography". Invaluable. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. "Hughes, Arthur Foord". Friends of Hastings Cemetery. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. "Four Figure Studies". Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  4. "Arthur Hughes (1832–1915), Pre-Raphaelite Painter and Book Illustrator". Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  5. "Catalogue search - Arthur Foord Hughes". Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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