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Richard Henry Nibbs (1816–1893) was an English painter and book illustrator who specialised in
Paintings:
*Low Water: Newhaven Harbour, Sussex .
*HMS Vengeance at Spithead (1851).
*Queen Victoria landing at the Chain Pier, Brighton (1843).
*Brighton promenade, 1850.
*Shipping on the Thames.
*Shoreham.
*Philadelphia Harbour.
Illustrated books:
*Lower, Mark Anthony. ''The Churches of Sussex: With Historical and Archaeological Descriptions'' (1872)
*Nibbs, R. H. ''Antiquities of Sussex'' (1872)
Paintings by R. H. Nibbs
(www.1st-art-gallery.com)
(Ash Rare books)
R H Nibbs
(Biog)
(Roots Web)
R H Nibbs catalogue
(Brighton & Hove museums) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nibbs, Richard Henry 1816 births 1893 deaths 19th-century English painters Artists from Brighton English male painters English illustrators British landscape painters British marine artists English watercolourists 19th-century English male artists
marine art
Marine art or maritime art is a form of figurative art (that is, painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture) that portrays or draws its main inspiration from the sea. Maritime painting is a genre that depicts ships and the sea—a genre parti ...
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Nibbs was born in Brighton, Sussex (now East Sussex
East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East ...
), England and educated at a school in Worthing (run by the father of watercolourist Henry Tidey). He lived in Brighton throughout his life. Nibbs initially trained as a musician and became a professional cellist with the Theatre Royal orchestra. However, a lifelong love of art combined with a natural talent for detailed observation led him to become a self-taught painter - in both oils and watercolour - particularly of marine subjects. In 1840 a substantial inheritance allowed him to devote himself full-time to art.
His marine art depicts scenes mainly off the coast of his native Sussex, France and Holland - though he also drew buildings and landscapes. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purp ...
, the British Institution
The British Institution (in full, the British Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts in the United Kingdom; founded 1805, disbanded 1867) was a private 19th-century society in London formed to exhibit the works of living and dead artists; it w ...
and the Royal Society of British Artists
The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy.
History
The RBA commenced with twenty-seven members, and took until 1876 to reach fi ...
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Selected works
Paintings:
*Low Water: Newhaven Harbour, Sussex .
*HMS Vengeance at Spithead (1851).
*Queen Victoria landing at the Chain Pier, Brighton (1843).
*Brighton promenade, 1850.
*Shipping on the Thames.
*Shoreham.
*Philadelphia Harbour.
Illustrated books:
*Lower, Mark Anthony. ''The Churches of Sussex: With Historical and Archaeological Descriptions'' (1872)
*Nibbs, R. H. ''Antiquities of Sussex'' (1872)
References
External links
Paintings by R. H. Nibbs
(www.1st-art-gallery.com)
(Ash Rare books)
R H Nibbs
(Biog)
(Roots Web)
R H Nibbs catalogue
(Brighton & Hove museums) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nibbs, Richard Henry 1816 births 1893 deaths 19th-century English painters Artists from Brighton English male painters English illustrators British landscape painters British marine artists English watercolourists 19th-century English male artists