30 Sir William Russell Flint RA - Burlington Paintings

2 Sidney Richard Percy
1821 - 1886
Sidney Richard Percy Williams was the fifth son of the artist Edward Williams. He was born
in London and began his career when his elder brothers were already established artists.
Percy’s very early work was signed 'Sidney Williams' but he was only 20 when he adopted the
use of ‘Percy’ as the name under which his paintings were to achieve a greater popularity
than those of any other member of the Williams family.
When Percy married in 1863, he and his new family settled in Buckinghamshire. Their
Regency home, Hill House was ideally placed for the study of the English wooded landscape,
as it looked across the Misbourne Valley to the beech woods and beyond. Percy reached the
peak of his popularity as an artist during the years he spent at Hill House and was able to
support the extravagant tastes of his wife - maintaining a carriage and employing an army of
servants.
As well as the Lake District Percy was very fond of the Welsh countryside which he painted
often and he also produced a number of Scottish landscapes. His paintings have a marked
sense of design and his clarity and detail reflect his great interest in photography. He
exhibited at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and the Royal Society of British Artists,
Suffolk Street.
On the Mawddach Marshes, North Wales
Signed and Dated 1877
Oil on Canvas
24 x 38 ins / 61 x 96.5 cms
Exhibited : RA 1877