See Benjamin Williams Leader Paintings.
Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923) was an English artist. he was Born in Worcester as Benjamin Leader Williams, he was the son of civil engineer Edward Leader Williams (who was also a keen amateur artist and friend of John Constable) and Quaker Sarah Whiting. His brother, also called Edward Leader Williams, followed in his father's footsteps and became a notable civil engineer. The family lived in Worcester at Diglis House (now the Diglis Hotel).
Williams Leader was educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester and then the Royal Academy Schools.
He immediately became successful as an artist and first exhibited his work at the Royal Academy in 1854. Since that year until his death in 1923 his paintings were hung in every summer exhibition at the Royal Academy.
Leader was knighted as Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by the French in 1889 and was created a full member of the Royal Academy in 1898 (RA - Royal Academician). In 1914 he was given the Freedom of the City of Worcester in recognition of his services (as a director of Royal Worcester Porcerlain and a native of the city).
Famous paintings include 'February Fill Dyke' and 'Autumn's Last Gleam'. His paintings were bought by King George V and William Gladstone amongst others and he became one of the most popular and expensive artists of his day. The record price for a painting today is £168,000 for A Summer's Day painted in 1888 sold in 2003 by Sotheby's. His paintings are exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum, The Tate Gallery (London), Manchester, Birmingham and many more. Several of his paintings feature Claines Church, Worcester.
He died in Surrey in 1923.
Most of Benjamin Leader Paintings are listed below
Williams Leader Paintings A Wooded River Landscape
Williams Leader Paintings Across The Heath
Williams Leader Painting An English River in Autumn
Williams Leader Painting An Old Surrey Home
Williams Leader Painting Evening On The Thames At Wargrave
Williams Leader Painting On the Thames
Williams Leader Painting Returning Home
other artist: Frederic Remington Paintings Alexei Alexeivich Harlamoff Paintings Francisco de Zurbaran Paintings William Merritt Chase Paintings