Alfred augustus glendening biography of barack obama

Alfred Augustus Glendening was a British painter of landscapes in oil and watercolour.

The Inspirational Thames

Born in Hampton on Thames, London, Glendening was raised in an area popular with Victorian artists.

The River, with its zig-zagging steamboats and silvery waters, providing ample inspiration for a young impressionable mind.

This fascinating environment delivered the building blocks for his artistic development, and one can imagine him sketching on the riverbank along with other painters.

It would take a little time before he turned to art as a career but, once he pursued his calling, success was inevitable.

Travel By Train

Travel during the mid-19th century was becoming a little easier thanks to the emerging rail network, and Glendening filled his sketchbooks on various cross-country trips.

In 1864, he debuted at The Royal Society of British Artists with a view from Cumbria’s picturesque Lake District. And the following year, h