William Gush

Deceased Person

1813 – 1888

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Who was William Gush?

William Gush was an English portrait painter born near London.

The Dictionary of Victorian Painters describes Gush’s style of painting as being in the keepsake tradition and that his female types are very similar to those of Charles Baxter. Kingsmead’s A Dictionary of Artists 1760-1893 lists him as having exhibited 53 pictures at the Royal Academy, 4 at the British Institution and 2 at the Suffolk Street Galleries. He has numerous pieces in the National Portrait Gallery in London. There 354 known portraits painted by him.

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Born
Apr 23, 1813
England
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Died
Feb 28, 1888
Old Malden

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on July 23, 2013

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