Introduction
Born in poor circumstances in 1830, Frederick Lee Bridell received no formal art training, yet at just 18 years, his natural talent was recognised by a travelling picture restorer, to whom he then became apprenticed. He travelled to Germany, and when released from his employer, he established his own studio in Southampton. On visiting Italy in 1858, he met and married Eliza Fox, also a painter, and daughter of William Johnson Fox MP. — C. Aitchison Hull
Biographical Material
- Marriage in Rome to Eliza Florance Fox
- Social circle in Rome (the Brownings, the Hawthornes, Story, et al.)
Works
- Whaling off Desolation Island
- The Grotto of Neptune
- Tivoli and Pine Trees
- Castel Fusano
Bibliography
Hull, C. Aitchison. Frederick Lee Bridell, 1830-1863. Leicester: Matador-Troubador Publishing Ltd, 2008.
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