Brian Hatton (12 August 1887 – 23 April 1916) was a British artist. He was born in Broomy Hill,

Herefordshire Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...

, and killed in action during the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. His works showed considerable promise and include local landscapes, family portraits, figure studies and book illustrations. A major exhibition of his work was displayed at the

Hereford Museum and Art Gallery The Hereford Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery located in the cathedral city of Hereford, Herefordshire, England. Opened in 1874, through the generosity of Sir James Rankin, 1st Baronet, Sir James Rankin MP, President of the W ...

between November 2007 and January 2008.

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the-athenaeum.org, Brian Hatton

Artuk.org Brian Hatton
1887 births 1916 deaths Military personnel from Herefordshire People from Hereford English male painters 20th-century English painters Académie Julian alumni English illustrators 20th-century British male artists British Army personnel of World War I Worcestershire Yeomanry officers British military personnel killed in World War I Territorial Force officers {{England-painter-stub