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Witham was born in Bognor Regis, England, the son of a cabinet maker. He initially earned his living as a mariner and his early love of the sea remained with the artist throughout his life. In 1874, he moved ashore and brought his family to the important shipping port of Liverpool where he established himself as a marine painter, a profession he followed until his death in 1901.
At this time, the top ship portraitist living in Liverpool was Samuel Walters. It is known that Witham’s profes (showing 500 of 1136 characters). |
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