Hind, William George Richardson

HIND, William George Richardson, artist (b 12 June 1833, Nottingham, England; d 18 Nov 1889, Sussex, NB). He came to Canada in 1851 to join his older brother Henry, a teacher and naturalist. After settling in Toronto he began to develop a small reputation as a painter. In 1861 he accompanied his brother on an expedition into Labrador that provided subjects for some of his best-known paintings. When news of GOLD discoveries in the CARIBOO reached the east in 1862, he joined the group of...

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