Hedley Fitton
Hedley Fitton (c. 1858 – 19 July 1929) was an English engraver and printmaker best known for his architectural etchings. He created street scenes and images of famous cathedrals in cities such as London, Florence, Edinburgh, Manchester, and Paris. In 1907 the Société des Artistes Français awarded him a gold medal.
Born in Didsbury, Manchester, Fitton studied at the Warrington School of Art in Cheshire. He traveled and worked across England, Scotland, France, and Italy. In the 1890s he lived in Didsbury, where he edited and illustrated The Daily Chronicle in Manchester. Around 1898 he lived in Shottermill, Surrey, and the rest of his life was spent in Haslemere, Surrey.
Fitton was familiar with the old windmills on the southeast coast near London and produced the popular etching The Two Mills. His best-known works include The Pantheon, Rome, and The Rose Window, Notre Dame. His etchings depict many of the era’s landmarks.
His work was exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, the Royal Watercolour Society, and at the Paris Salon. His art is held in collections around the world, including the British Museum, Princeton University Art Museum, Harvard Art Museums, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, and others.
He died in Haslemere, Surrey.
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