Hedley Fitton

E. Hedley Fitton (1857/9 Manchester - 19 July 1929 Surrey), was an engraver and printmaker noted mainly for his architectural etchings. His etchings included street scenes and important cathedrals in London, Florence, Edinburgh, and Paris. In 1907 the Société des Artistes Français awarded Fitton a Gold Medal for his work.

Fitton was a pupil at the Warrington School of Art in Cheshire. He travelled and worked extensively in England, Scotland, France and Italy. He lived in Didsbury in the 1890s, working as editor and illustrator for The Daily Chronicle in Manchester, and around 1898 at Shottermill in Surrey - the rest of his life was spent at Haslemere in Surrey.

His work was exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, Royal Watercolour Association and at the Paris Salon. [ [http://www.heatons-of-tisbury.co.uk/fitton.htm Heatons biography] ]

Hedley Fitton was familiar with the old windmills on the Southeast coast not far from London. They inspired his collection of drawings he called "Ancient Landmarks". This work made him one of England's best-loved artists since his etchings depicted many of the venerated landmarks of the time. [ [http://www.romulata.com/prints.html Romulata] ]

External links

* [http://search3.famsf.org:8080/view.shtml?keywords=Colours&artist=&country=&period=&sort=&start=1&position=1&record=45074 Gallery at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco]

Bibliography

*Robert Dunthorpe - "Illustrated Catalogue of Etchings by Hedley Fitton, R.E. with Descriptions". (London, 1911)
*Mrs. Linnaeus Banks - "The Manchester Man" - Illustrated by Charles Green and Hedley Fitton - Manchester, Abel Heywood & Son (1896)

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