Pearce, Benjamin, the Younger
Gender:
Male
Date and place of birth:
Unknown
Date and place of death:
Unknown
Worked:
(fl) 1892-1901
Known places of work:
Bristol
Known techniques:
Embellished copies of father’s work
Known materials:
Paint
Frames:
Unknown
Signature:
Recorded
Introduction:
Benjamin Pearce the Younger is known for producing highly embellished and decorative copies of his father, Benjamin Pearce the Elder’s, work. An itinerant artist, he is known to have travelled to Bristol, Bath, Lancaster, Shrewsbury and Bournemouth, and unusually, he was still working in 1901, when he produced a full length profile of Lavinia Spencer.
Additional research about Benjamin Pearce the Younger:
Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)
Pearce, Benjamin, the Younger (McKechnie Section 1)