Wilmot Pilsbury

Wilmot Pilsbury (1840–1908) was an English watercolourist and art teacher.[1]

Castle Mill, River Mole, Deepdene, Dorking by Wilmot Pilsbury

Life

Pilsbury was born in Cannock Chase, and studied at Birmingham School of Art under James William Walker. He painted landscapes in the style of Helen Allingham. He became head of the Leicester School of Art.[1] His pupils included Charles James Adams[2] and George Samuel Elgood.[3]

  • "Leicester Chronicler - Wilmot Pilsbury". Retrieved 1 March 2015.

Notes

  1. 1 2 H. L. Mallalieu (1986). The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. p. 271. ISBN 1-85149-025-6.
  2. ↑ H. L. Mallalieu (1986). The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. p. 12. ISBN 1-85149-025-6.
  3. ↑ Baskervyle-Glegg, Diana. "Elgood, George Samuel". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/62311. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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