Richard Caton Woodville, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Caton Woodville

American painter, father of Richard Caton Woodville, Jr. (posthumous)

Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1825

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Date of Death: 13-Aug-1855

Profession: illustrator, painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Richard Caton Woodville (30 April 1825 – 13 August 1855) was an American artist from Baltimore who spent his professional career in Europe, after studying in Düsseldorf under the direction of Karl Ferdinand Sohn. He died of an overdose of morphine in London at the age of 30.
He was the father of Richard Caton Woodville Jr., also a noted artist.
In his short career he produced fewer than 20 paintings; but they were well known in their time through exhibition and prints and have remained prominent in the canon of American painters.



Alternative names	Richard Caton Woodville Senior
Description	American painter and illustrator
Date of birth/death	30 April 1825	13 August 1855
Location of birth/death	Baltimore	London
Authority control	: Q1390942 VIAF: 2741686 ISNI: 0000 0000 6630 7620 ULAN: 500001002 LCCN: nr91024134 Open Library: OL2108751A WorldCat