School of Art

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School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

John Webber

Born: 1751, UK, England, London   Died: 1793, London

Topographical and marine artist. Son of the Swiss sculptor Abraham Wäber. Pupil of Johann Ludwig Aberli in Berne, 1767-70, where after he studied at the Académie Royale in Paris and at the Royal Academy Schools in London. Between 1776 and 1780 he was the official artist of Captain Cook's Third Voyage to the Pacific and the West coast of America in search of the North West Passage. He also designed stage sets and costumes in collaboration with Philippes de Loutherbourg. He painted landscapes from tours to Switzerland, Italy, Wales and France

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

A Man of Prince William's Sound PR309 Prints




 
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