by Leo Tolstoy in his book What is Art?, while in 1895 Langley was invited by the Uffizi to contribute a self-portrait to hang alongside those of Raphael, Rubens and Rembrandt in their collection of portraits of great artists. Today his work is considered "vital to the image of the Newlyn School" and "alongside Stanhope Forbes ... the most consistent in style and substantial in output." References Roger Langley, Walter Langley: Pioneer of the Newlyn Art Colony, Sansom & Co., 1997. Further reading External links Biography (Birmingham museums and art gallery) Works by Langley (Penlee Gallery, Cornwall) Walter Langley online (Artcyclopedia) Short biography of Langley (Bob Speel's website) 1852 births 1922 deaths 19th-century English painters 20th-century English painters Artists from Birmingham, West Midlands English male painters English watercolourists Landscape artists Members and Associates of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Newlyn School of Artists 20th-century English male artists 19th-century English male artists