following year, he founded the Liverpool Society of Fine Arts. The rivalry between the two institutions resulted in the closure of both, the Society in 1862 and the academy in 1865. Herdman lived at 41 Domingo Vale, Everton. Herdman's obituary is in the Liverpool Mercury, Saturday 1 April 1882. Colin Simpson, who is curator of the Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead, said Herdman “was known to take the Mersey ferry, walk as far as he could in half an hour or so and then sketch what he saw. Views of New Brighton and Eastham were favourites” of Herdman, as was one particular hostelry in Rock Ferry has about 10 versions. A wide selection of Herdman work is stored in the William Brown Library and Museum in Liverpool. References 1805 births 1882 deaths 19th-century English painters English male painters 19th-century English male artists