– 1 8 7 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁water col our ▁painter ▁and ▁l ith ograph er . ▁ ▁Life ▁Boys ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Pent on ville , ▁London , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁art ic led ▁to ▁the ▁eng ra ver ▁George ▁Co oke . ▁When ▁his ▁app rent ices hip ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Paris ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁and ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Richard ▁Park es ▁Bon ington , ▁who ▁persu aded ▁him ▁to ▁abandon ▁eng ra ving ▁for ▁painting . ▁Some ▁sources ▁describe ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁pup il ▁of ▁Bon ington , ▁although ▁William ▁Call ow , ▁who ▁later ▁shared ▁a ▁studio ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁Paris , ▁disput ed ▁this . ▁ ▁He ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁and ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Br uss els , ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁revolution ▁there . ▁Pay ing ▁another ▁visit ▁to ▁Paris , ▁he ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁and ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁l ith ograph ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁David ▁Roberts ▁and ▁Clark son ▁Stan field . ▁ ▁His ▁most ▁important ▁work , ▁Pictures que ▁Architecture ▁in ▁Paris , ▁Gh ent , ▁Ant werp , ▁Rou en , ▁etc ., ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁colour ▁l ith ograph s