George Augustus Williams

His father was a well-known landscape artist, who taught him how to paint; otherwise he received no formal instruction.

George Augustus painted riverscapes of the Thames, moonlit landscapes, seascapes and views of Kent, Wales and elsewhere.

After having four children, George and Caroline moved to Barnes, London, within a stone's throw of the Thames, where they lived for more than fifty years.

His paintings were mainly exhibited at Suffolk Street as well as at the Royal Academy from 1841 onwards, the British Institution and elsewhere.

[2] George Augustus Williams was born into an artist family that is sometimes referred to as the Barnes School.