Joseph Vickers de Ville

Between 1876-1920, sixty eight his works were shown at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, a full member of which he was elected in 1917.

His favourite subject was North Wales where "he first obtained his inspiration amid the grand and imposing scenery",[2] with particular inclination to coastal landscapes and streams and rivers, and investigation of light effects in open air.

[4] Vickers de Ville's personal exhibition was successfully held at Wolverhampton Art Gallery in 1915.

It presented sixty-four paintings and numerous sketches, many of which were loaned by Scottish, Liverpool and London patrons.

The exhibition was favourably reviewed and it was particularly mentioned that "a great many of his pictures are in the United States, and others have found owners in France, Germany and South America.