Richard Parkes Bonington (1802 - 1828)

Born 25 Oct 1802 in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 23 Sep 1828 at age 25 in London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Richard Bonington was born in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England.

Richard Bonington is Notable.

Influential romantic landscape painter. Born and raised in Nottingham then later lived in France and studied in Paris.

Richard was born on 25 October 1802 at 79 High Street, Arnold, Nottingham (now named Bonington House). He was the only child of Richard Bonington and Eleanor Parkes. ^[1]

In 1817, at the age of 14, Richard moved with his family to France. His father set-up a lace factory in France and from 1820 Richard attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

After a short but notable career as an artist Richard died young in 1828. He had been suffering from tuberculosis and his parents sent him back to London for treatment. He died on 23 September 1828 and was buried in the graveyard of St James's Chapel Pentonville. His remains were later transferred to Kensal Green cemetery where his parents were buried. ^[2][3]

Richard is commemorated by a statue by Watson Fothergill outside the Nottingham School of Art.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths Surrendered to the Non-Parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 137
   Ancestry Record 2972 #2517246 (accessed 31 August 2021)
   Name: Richard Parkes Bonington; Gender: Male; Event Type: Baptism; Birth Date: 25 Oct 1802; Baptism Date: 28 Nov 1802; Baptism Place: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; Denomination: Presbyterian; Father: Richard Bonington; Mother: Eleanor Parkes.
2. ↑ Burial: "London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P76/JS2/026
   Ancestry Record 1559 #8957123 (accessed 31 August 2021)
   Name: Richard Parkes Bonington; Gender: Male; Death Age: 27; Record Type: Burial; Birth Date: abt 1801; Death Date: abt 1828; Burial Date: 29 Sep 1828; Burial Place: St James, Pentonville, Islington, England.
3. ↑ Monumental Inscription, Find A Grave: Memorial #21793

See also:

• Wikipedia: Richard Parkes Bonington
• Wikidata: Item Q380395, en:Wikipedia
• Thoroton Society Article: http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/tts/tts1909/bonington1.htm