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Edward Charles Williams (London 10 July 1807 – 25 July 1881) was an English landscape painter during the Victorian Era, and a member of the Williams family of painters. ==Biography== He was the eldest son of the painter Edward Williams (1781–1855) and Ann Hildebrandt (c.1780–1851), and a member of the Williams family of painters, who were related to such famous artists as James Ward RA and George Morland. His father was a well-known landscape artist, who taught him how to paint; otherwise he received no formal instruction.〔Reynolds (1975), p. 18-19.〕 He adopted much of his father's style and technique, and like the other painters of his family, he devoted himself to landscapes, producing rich and tranquil views of Barnes, Cumberland, Kent, Surrey and the Thames.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rehs.com/ )〕 His paintings are now highly sought after. Williams married his first wife Mary Ann Challenger on 11 December 1839 in Westminster. Mary Ann died in 1857 in London, and his only child Alice Williams was born shortly afterwards to Sarah Susannah Horley, who had been Mary Ann's nurse – Edward and Sarah did not marry for another 10 years until 3 October 3, 1868, when they wed at the St. Pancras Old Church in Camden, London. He largely stopped painting after the 1859 death of his second wife, adding value to the small number of paintings that he did produce from 1859 on − ''Springer in the Bracken'', ''The Lap Dog'', ''The Ploughman's walk home'', ''The Ducks at Tilbury'' and ''Primrose at St Mary's'' (Primrose was the Verger's Cat). Some suggest that he suffered a breakdown after his wife's death, given his choice of subjects in these later years. The location of three of these post-1859 works are unknown, and they are assumed lost during two world wars. He signed some of his work as ''E Williams'', which leads to confusion with his father, who painted in a similar style, and at times he signed as ''C Williams'' to purposely avoid such confusion. Because many of the paintings of both father and son are unsigned, it can be difficult to correctly attribute their work.〔 Edward Charles also collaborated on several paintings with William Shayer, where Williams would paint the landscape, and Shayer would add in figures and animals; his ''Near Wantage, Berkshire'' is an good example.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://newmedia.artsolution.net/media/LeSphinxLephoto/ObjectDocuments/2010_11_25_19_1_46_Shayer.pdf ) and an image of the painting at (Wikigallery ). Retrieved 18 Oct 2012.〕 He died 25 July 1881 at Shepherds Bush in London. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Charles Williams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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