His grandfather, John Tregerthen Short, was a master mariner who had also started his own Navigation School in St Ives.
In 1900 he published a historical novel, Saronia: A Romance of Ancient Ephesus.
His works include scenes of Penarth, Cardiff, the Bosphoros and Corsica.
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales holds five works by Richard Short.
This article about a British painter born in the 19th century is a stub.