Henry Sandham
Canadian painter and illustrator, 1842–1910
In 1877, Sandham began creating illustrations for Scribner’s Monthly. In 1880 Sandham and his wife Agnes Fraser visited Boston, Massachusetts. Intending only to stay for a short while to complete some portrait commissions, they instead remained for nearly twenty years. It was was during this period that he decided to focus more on art and less on business. He was also known for portraits, including one of Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald; and his historic paintings. During his residency in Boston,he exhibited at the Boston Art Club and the American Watercolor Society of New York.
Sandham moved to London in 1901, and continued his career there, with works shown at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1905 to 1908. His wife died in 1906, and he died in 1910. He is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.
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British painter, sculptor, 1817–1904
English designer, writer, and activist, 1834–1896
Canadian painter, sculptor, and printmaker, 1923–2002
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