Edward Robert Hughes (1851 - 1908) ✽ British painter

Thank you all for viewing and comments! ✽ All the best! The British painter Edward Robert Hughes (1851 - 1908) knew early on which career he wanted to pursue. He therefore attended the Heatherley School of Fine Arts in order to increase his chances for a place at the Royal Academy. At the age of 17 he was finally able to enrol at the Academy. Hughes preferred to paint with watercolor and gouache, but also produced some important oil paintings. The greatest influence on his paintings was his uncle Arthur Hughes, a famous artist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Edward Robert lived for a while with his uncle and his family. As in the paintings of his uncle, elements of Pre-Raphaelism can be seen in Hughes, but aestheticism also played a role. Hughes was an accomplished artist who displayed a great deal of ambition and perfectionism. He enjoyed experimenting with sophisticated and new painting techniques. For his paintings he made countless studies, some of which were so go