People of Presteigne 1
Joseph Murray Ince (1806-1859)
Joseph Murray Ince was a successful artist, best known for his watercolour landscapes. He was born in London in April 1806 but moved with his parents to the Presteigne area in early childhood, and is believed to have attended John Beddoes Free Grammar School when it was still on its original site opposite the church.
A view of Brecon
by Joseph Murray Ince
1850
National Library
of Wales
Ince later
received private art tuition in Hereford and moved to London
in 1826. He first exhibited his landscapes of Wales and of Herefordshire
at the Royal Academy at the age of only 19, and later became
a regular exhibitor at many galleriesJ M Ince can be seen
on our Hay pages.
Life in London and Presteigne
He returned to Presteigne in 1830 and produced several drawings,
paintings, and lithographs of local scenes, including large country
houses and beauty spots, around this time. He also produced many
drawings and watercolour paintings of Cambridge colleges. Ince
married in 1834, but his wife Sarah died shortly after childbirth
in the following year.
He seems to have had addresses in London and in Presteigne
for much of his life, since regular contact with the major galleries
and with wealthy purchasers of his works would obviously have
been helpful to his career. In the 1830s he was living at Roseland
(photo) in Broad Street, which carries a blue plaque in
his memory.
Joseph Murray Ince died in London in 1859 at the age of 53. There
is a memorial to the artist in Presteigne parish church.
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