Friday, November 7, 2008

Herbert William Weekes - Siesta


[Siesta]
oil on board
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1856 - 1909.
fl. 1864 - 1904
Herbert William Weekes known as William Weekes. Genre and animal painter and brother of Henry W. and youngest son of the sculptor Henry Weekes. He exhibited at thje RA from 1865 and elsewhere. He specialised in humorous animal pictures, often posed in human situations.

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