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William Formby Halsall (March 20, 1841[1] – November 7, 1919) was a marine painter born in Kirkdale, England. His parents were John and Mary.[1]

William Halsall
Born	William Formby Halsall (1841-03-20)March 20, 1841 Kirkdale, England
Died	November 7, 1919(1919-11-07) (aged 78) Winthrop, Massachusetts
Occupation	Painter

He lived at Provincetown, Massachusetts and died as a US citizen.

Mariner and fresco painter

Halsall was educated in Boston, Massachusetts and worked as a sailor for seven years from 1852 to 1859. In 1860, he had begun to study fresco painting but due to the outbreak of the American Civil War, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He resumed his fresco study after two years of service.

Marine painting

In 1862, Halsall changed to marine painting and studied at the Lowell Institute in Boston until 1870.[2] Halsall was also a founding member of the Provincetown Art Association in 1914.[3]

He died in Winthrop, Massachusetts on November 7, 1919.[4]

References

External links

• Works by William Halsall at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about William Halsall at Internet Archive

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William Formby Halsall, né en 1841 à Kirkdale et mort en 1919, est un peintre de marine américain.

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