William Blake Richmond

1842 - 1921  (78 years)

• Name	William Blake Richmond  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	29 Nov 1842	16 Beaumont St, Marylebone   [1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10]
  Baptism	22 Jan 1843	St Marylebone, Marylebone   [1]
  Residence	Mar 1851	10 York St, Marylebone   [2]
  Occupation	Apr 1861	Student of Artist  [3]
  Residence	Apr 1861	10 York St, Marylebone   [3]
  Marriage	27 Oct 1864	St Marylebone, Marylebone   [11, 12, 13]
  	Charlotte Foster,   b. abt Aug 1841, Strand, Westminster ,   d. 13 Dec 1865, 29 Albion St, Paddington
  Marriage	30 Nov 1867	St Thomas, Ryde   [9, 11, 14, 15]
  	Clara Jane Richards,   b. abt May 1846, Cardiff ,   d. 21 Nov 1915, Hammersmith
  Occupation	Apr 1871	Artist  [4]
  Residence	Apr 1871	Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith   [4]
  Occupation	abt 1879 - 1883	Slade Professor of Fine Arts, Oxford  [11]
  Occupation	Apr 1881	Artist  [5]
  Residence	Apr 1881	Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith   [5]
  Occupation	Apr 1891	Artist ARA  [6]
  Residence	Apr 1891	Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith   [6]
  Post/Rank/Title	1895	RA  [16]
  Degree/Qualif.	1896	Oxford University ; DCL  [9, 11]
  Degree/Qualif.	aft 1896	Cambridge University ; LLD  [9, 11]
  Decoration	1897	KCB  [11]
  Occupation	Apr 1911	Artist Painter Sculptor  [7]
  Residence	Apr 1911	Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith   [7]
  Death	11 Feb 1921	Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith   [9, 10, 17, 18]
  	On the 11th Feb., at Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith, Sir William Blake Richmond, K.C.B., R.A., aged 78. Funeral at Chiswick Parish Church at 2 p.m. to-morrow (Tuesday). [The Times, Mon 14 Feb 1921]
  Burial	15 Feb 1921	St Nicholas, Chiswick   [8, 11, 17]
  	The funeral of Sir William Richmond, R.A., will take place at 2 o'clock to-day at St. Nicholas Church, Chiwick. On behalf of the King, Lord Stamfordham has sent the following telegram to Sir William's relatives:-- "The King much regrets to hear of the death of Sir William Richmond, and desires me to convey to his family the expression of his true sympathy in the loss that has befallen them." [The Times, Tue 15 Feb 1921] The funeral of Sir William Richmond, R.A.,took place yesterday at Chiswick. The first part of the service was held in the Old Parish Church. The mourners included Colonel Smith-Neill, representing Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll; Mrs. Meyrick (daughter), Rear-Admiral H. W. Richmond (son) and Mrs. Richmond, and Mr. Walter Richmond (brother). The service was conducted by Canon Meyrick, of Norwich, assisted by the Rev. E. P. Gough, the vicar. The coffin, which was perfectly plain, was covered with two pieces of tapestry, and the handles, which were of wrought iron, were of William Morris design. Wreaths were sent by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, the Royal Academy, and the Coal Smoke Abatement Society (of which Sir William Richmond was the founder). [The Times, Wed 16 Feb 1921]
  		William Blake Richmond (1842-1921) Grave in Old Chiswick Cemetery; images at www.findagrave.com
  Probate	18 Apr 1921	London ; £9,838 17s. 7d.  [18]
  	Richmond sir William Blake of Beavor Lodge Hammersmith Middlesex K.C.B. died 11 February 1921 Probate London 18 April to Arthur Cyril Richmond and Francis George Richmond esquires and Herbert William Richmond rear-admiral. Effects £9838 17s. 7d. [NPC]
  Notes	Sir William-Blake Richmond, K.C.B., R.A., D.C.L., LL.D., M.A.; Slade Professor of Fine Arts, Oxford; Portrait Painter. He was appointed by the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's Cathedral to decorate with Mosaic the Choir and Dome. This work, though very beautiful, caused much discussion from 1890 to 1898. [Curtis] When the designs were approved Richmond had them enlarged to the exact scale of the space which they would occupy, with every line strongly marked, and then coloured according to the tones of the design and of the tessarae. Most of the several designs so enlarged were exhibited in position in the Cathedral so that their effect might be judged. The enlargement and colouring having been completed, the design was then transferred in pieces of suitable sizes to tracing paper, and handed to the artificers for execution in the tessarae on the cement. The artificers pierced the pattern through the lines with a bradawl on a space of cement affixed to the brickwork of such a size as not to dry up and become hard before the day's work was finished. The debt of the Cathedral to Sir William's scholarly enthusiasm can never be sufficiently acknowledged. [W.M. Sinclair, 'Memorials of St Paul's Cathedral'] Subject of the play A Victorian Eye by Rory Fellowes, performed at Jermyn Street Theatre, London, Jul-Aug 2013; based on the last chapter of the book, "William Blake Richmond, an Artist's Life 1842-1921", by Simon Reynolds (London: Michael Russell Publishing; 1995).
  Person ID	I0842	Tatham | Richmond branch | Descendant
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	George Richmond,   b. 28 Mar 1809, Brompton ,   d. 19 Mar 1896, 20 York St, Marylebone  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Julia Tatham,   b. 24 May 1811, Alpha Rd, Regents Park ,   d. 06 Jan 1881, Eastbourne  (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1831	Gretna Green   [9, 11, 19]
  	Richmond Geo. of St Geo's., Hanover Sq., Ln. to Tatham Julia of Marylebone, Ln. 24 Jan 1831. [Marriages at Gretna Hall, 1829 - Apr 30 1855]
  Notes	About 1826 Richmond fell in love with Julia (1811-1881), the beautiful fourteen-year-old sister of the Tatham brothers, whose father had engaged Richmond to give her drawing lessons. Although old Tatham had encouraged the romance, his diminishing fortune brought a change of mind when a rich and elderly suitor expressed interest in Julia. Learning of this, the young couple - encouraged by Palmer, who loaned Richmond £40 - eloped to Gretna Green, where they were married on 24 January 1831. Back in London, Richmond set up home at 27 Northumberland Street, New Road, sending Julia to stay for the time being with Palmer's father at Shoreham. Meanwhile John Linnell persuaded Tatham that Richmond had a promising future. Tatham forgave them, and within three weeks George and Julia were reunited: their marriage proved to be long and happy. They had fifteen children, of whom ten survived infancy; with this growing family Richmond needed a reliable income, and he spent most of his remaining working life painting portraits. [DNB 2009] none of the children registered, tho all baptised
  Family ID	F0253	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Charlotte Foster,   b. abt Aug 1841, Strand, Westminster ,   d. 13 Dec 1865, 29 Albion St, Paddington  (Age ~ 24 years)
  Marriage	27 Oct 1864	St Marylebone, Marylebone   [11, 12, 13]
  	marr 21 Oct 1864 per DNB On the 27th ult., at St. Marylebone Church, by the Rev. T. K. Richmond [his brother]. assisted by the Rev. J. M. Freshfield, W. Blake Richmond, second son of George Richmond, Esq., of York-street, Portman-square, to Charlotte, daughter of Henry Foster, Esq., of Albany-terrace, Regent's-park. [Morning Post]
  Notes	No children identified of this marriage. - not Georgina Lydia Richmond, birth reg Pancras 3Q1865; resid Apr 1871 at 59 Langford Rd, S. Hampstead, age 5 b St Pancras, dau of Henry Richmond, piano forte maker; resid Apr 1881 at 24 Maitland Park Villas, S. Hampstead, age 16 b London, general servant in household of Henry Taylor, chemist; marriage reg Hendon 2Q1888 to William Henry Gravener; - not Selina Maud(e) Richmond, birth reg Kensington 4Q1865; resid Apr 1871 at 24 Higher Ardwick, Manchester, age 5 b Paddington, dau of Mary Richmond née Oram, widow, 34 b Salford; resid Apr 1911 at Woodfold, Tennyson Rd, Harpenden, unmarr, age 45 b Paddington, with uncle John Richmond & family, age 69 b Blackburn, agent & general engineer.
  Last Modified	06 Sep 2012
  Family ID	F0722	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Clara Jane Richards,   b. abt May 1846, Cardiff ,   d. 21 Nov 1915, Hammersmith  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1867	St Thomas, Ryde   [9, 11, 14, 15]
  	On the 30th Nov., at St. Thomas's Church, Ryde, by the Rev. David Wright. M.A., incumbent of St. Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop, Gloucestershire, assisted by the Rev. H. Girdlestone, vicar of Newchurch, Isle of Wight, William Blake Richmond, Esq., to Clara Jane, youngest daughter of the late William Richards, Esq., of Ely-rise, Llandaff. [The Times]
  Notes	[Herbert William Richmond's] father and mother married in 1867 and spent the next three years abroad, chiefly in Italy. I remember, years ago, seeing in a little old pension at Assisi, long since closed, the walls that had been frescoed by William Richmond during his residence. [G M Trevelyan, An Autobiography & Other Essays] Apr 1891: no children resid with parents at Beavor Lodge Mar 1901: family away; Beavor Lodge occupied by caretaker & 3 maids.
  Children	+ 1. Francis George Richmond,   b. 06 Aug 1868, Assisi, Italy ,   d. 20 May 1933, Tannox Lodge, New Abbey  (Age 64 years) + 2. Helen Charlotte Richmond,   b. 28 Apr 1870, Algiers ,   d. 11 Jun 1940, Hove  (Age 70 years) + 3. Herbert William Richmond,   b. 15 Sep 1871, Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith ,   d. 15 Dec 1946, Downing College, Cambridge  (Age 75 years)   4. Julius Tatham Richmond,   b. 28 Dec 1872, Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith ,   d. 18 Sep 1873, Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith  (Age 0 years) + 5. Ernest Tatham Richmond,   b. 15 Aug 1874, Hammersmith ,   d. 05 Mar 1955, Gloucester  (Age 80 years)   6. John Sebastian Richmond,   b. 15 Jun 1876, Hammersmith ,   d. 05 Aug 1895, Hôtel de Lille et d'Albion, Paris, France  (Age 19 years)   7. Arthur Cyril Richmond,   b. 27 Jan 1879, Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith ,   d. 06 Nov 1968, Chelsea  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2013
  Family ID	F0611	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		William Blake Richmond (1842-1921)
  		William Blake Richmond (1842-1921) Mosaics in St Paul's Cathedral, London

  
  

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  [S06] Parish Registers, St Marylebone Church, 1680-1892 (IGI), 22 Jan 1843. b 29 Nov 1842 [S01] Census, UK, 1851. [S01] Census, UK, 1861. age 18 [S01] Census, UK, 1871. [S01] Census, UK, 1881. age 37 (sic) [S01] Census, UK, 1891. [S01] Census, UK, 1911. age 68 b Marylebone [S03] Family Members, WRK. [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S02] BMD Index, death reg Hammersmith, 1Q1921. age 78 [S21] Dictionary of National Biography. [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Marylebone, 4Q1864. [S11] Newspaper, Morning Post, 01 Nov 1864. marriage notice [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg IOW, 4Q1867. [S05] The Times, marriage notice, 04 Dec 1867. [S03] Family Members, MRT. [S05] The Times, death notice, 14 Feb 1921. [S14] National Probate Calendar. [S06] Parish Registers, marriages, Gretna Hall, 24 Jun 1831.