Robert Fowler (artist)

He showed a very early aptitude for art, starting first with pencil drawings then moving on to painting and clay modelling.

He also spent much time making drawings of the exhibits in the British Museum, being particularly impressed by the Elgin Marbles, and found inspiration in the local art galleries.

However, his art studies were curtailed by health problems which necessitated a long period of "convalescence" in Yorkshire and Llandudno in Wales.

While in Wales, Fowler painted landscapes, such as "View of Conwy Bay," "Old Roman Bridge Near Swansea," and "Mist on Cader Idris."

Artists who influenced Fowler included Frederic Leighton, Albert Moore, George Watts, James Whistler, Frederick Walker and David Woodlock (1842–1929).