Henry John Boddington

His name appears for the first time in the catalogue for 1837, and in 1842 became a member of the society (RBA), afterwards exhibiting there an average of ten pictures a year until his death.

In 1843 he visited Devon, staying at Ashburton; in 1846 the English Lake District; and in 1847, for the first time, North Wales, which, especially the country around Betws-Y-Coed and Dolgelly, became his favourite working-ground.

Boddington developed his own style, characterised by a remarkable ability to depict the foliage of backlit trees.

Jan Reynolds (1975) observed that one of his "most characteristic effects is the appearance of a warm day, with the sun just out of the picture, giving a filmy, hazy atmosphere to the landscape, with deep blue shadows adding greater value to the opposing tone of yellow.

His landscapes of mountains, lake and river had scenic breadth and power..." [1] His paintings mostly depict peaceful English country scenes.