Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Harrison, William Frederick
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HARRISON, WILLIAM FREDERICK (1815–1880), painter in water-colour, the eldest son of Mary Harrison [q. v.], the flower-painter, was born at Amiens in 1815, three months before the battle of Waterloo. On attaining manhood he devoted much time to painting, although he was not dependent on the art for his living, having obtained a post in the Bank of England, which he retained for more than forty years. He is said to have exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Dudley, and other galleries, his favourite subjects being marine. He died at Goodwick, on Fishguard Bay, 3 Dec. 1880.
[Bryan's Dict. of Painters and Engravers, vol. i. 1886.]