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Wesley Stoker Barker Woolhouse was an actuary, mathematician, designer, writer and musical theorist, and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. Born in North Shields, at the age of 13 he won a national mathematics competition, competing against adults. He was Deputy Secretary of the Nautical Almanac (1830–1837) and in 1844 became the editor of 'The Lady's and Gentleman's Diary', continuing in that role until 1865. In 1848 he was a co-founder of the Institute of Actuaries. His main achievement was in the field of musical theory, and his book 'Essays on Musical Intervals, Harmonics and the Temperament of the Musical Scale' (1835) is still the subject of debate among musicologists today. On the back of the painting is an extract from a letter from the sitter to the artist stating, 'You have indeed been very successful on the portrait.
Born in North Shields, James Shotton displayed a talent for drawing from an early age and attended the Royal Academy Schools. He rarely exhibited his work, but this painting was accepted by the Royal Academy in 1863.
Shotton is the artist best represented in the North Tyneside Council Collection, with 18 paintings forming the 'Shotton Bequest'. He was associated with the Cullercoats Artists' Colony.
Quadrant, North Tyneside Council
North Tyneside
Title
Wesley Stoker Barker Woolhouse (1809–1893), FRAS
Date
1862
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 61 x W 50.8 cm
Accession number
PCF6
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
signed and dated
Quadrant, North Tyneside Council
The Silverlink North, Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear NE27 0BY England
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