John Mogford

John Mogford (1821– 2 November 1885) was an English landscape painter.

He studied at the Somerset House Government School of Design, and then exhibited at the Royal Academy, British Institution and Suffolk Street Gallery.

[1] He lived in Hampstead, and became a member of the Institute of Painters in Watercolours, where he was known for his Cornish landscapes.

[2] Mogford taught at the Maddox Street art school, where his pupils included Emily Mary Osborn.

[1] He died on 2 November 1885 and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery.

Bamborough Castle , 1875 plate from Picturesque Europe , after John Mogford
Grave of John Mogford in Highgate Cemetery