imer ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁clock maker , ▁also ▁named ▁Nathan iel , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁various ly ▁called ▁Mary ▁Elizabeth ▁or ▁El iza , ▁in ▁Well ington , ▁Sh ro pshire . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁originally ▁app r entic ed ▁as ▁a ▁clock maker ▁like ▁his ▁brother ▁Andrew ▁but ▁both ▁ran ▁away ▁and ▁travel led ▁for ▁over ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁Wales ▁and ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁England ▁with ▁a ▁tr oupe ▁of ▁Gy ps ies ▁before ▁sett ling ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁Henry ▁B one ▁the ▁en am eler , ▁after ▁working ▁as ▁his ▁m ans erv ant , ▁before ▁joining ▁his ▁brother ▁Andrew ▁in ▁studying ▁drawing ▁with ▁Richard ▁Cos way . ▁He ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁from ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁until ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁exhib ited ▁twenty - six ▁works . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁his ▁smaller ▁port ra its ▁are ▁highly ▁regarded . ▁ ▁Pl imer ▁lived ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁London ▁apart ▁from ▁about ▁a ▁de cade ▁( 1 8 0 4 - 1 8 1 4 ) ▁in ▁Edinburgh , ▁Scotland . ▁Pl imer ▁had ▁four ▁children , ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁whom , ▁his ▁daughter ▁Ad ela , ▁married ▁the ▁painter , ▁Andrew ▁Ged des . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Nathan iel ▁appears ▁in ▁same ▁D NB ▁sketch . ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 5 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 2 2 ▁death