William Caparne
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William John Caparne | |
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Born | William John Caparn 17 November 1855 |
Died | 31 January 1940 |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Louisa Jane Atkins (c.1860–1894) |
William Caparne (1855–1940), born William John Caparn, was a British horticulturist and a painter of floral and other subjects. He created the first hybrids in the intermediate bearded iris group, and is thought to have created more than 100 cultivars of bulbous iris.
Life
Caparne was born on 17 November 1855 in
In 1895 Caparne moved to Guernsey following the death of his wife, where he was to paint for the next 40 years, living in a small cottage on a cliff top in the parish of St Martin between Bon Port and Saints Bay, using an old tram as his workshop. It was during this time that he added an "e" to the end of his surname. Losing his sight three years before his death.[5]
Work
Painting in various media, his subjects were associated with his local environment, the sea, sky and land. Flowers, individual and in groups were common in his works, he was an acknowledged expert in Iris.[5] The British Iris Society recognised his significant contributions with the award of the Foster Memorial Plaque in 1936.[6] The Foster Memorial Plaque (was named after Sir Michael Foster).[7]
References
- ^ D. E. Allen, Caparne , William John (1855–1940). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48821. Accessed April 2013
- ISBN 978 0 300 17054 2
- ^ Jill Campbell (2011) Alderman William Harold Cubley 1816-1896 Newark Archeological & Historical Society. Accessed April 2013.
- ^ Steen, Marguerite (1943). William Nicholson. Collins.
- ^ a b Strappini, Richard (2004). St Martin, Guernsey, Channel Islands, a parish history from 1204. p. 5.
- ^ "FULL DETAILS FOR LOT 599 – MARTEL MAIDES". martelmaidesauctions.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "InfoFosterMemorialPlaque < Main < Iris Wiki". wiki.irises.org. Retrieved 1 August 2021.