SHIEIEES, HENRY Glasgow address. Exhibited coastal scenes between 1890-1891 at the S.S.
SHOESMITH, KENNETH D. (d. 1929). Served in the Mercantile Marine. Decorative marine painter.
SHOOSMITH, THURSTON LAIDLAW, R.B.A.  Northampton, zznd May 1865, d. 1934). Land-
scape as well as marine painter. coll. V. 8c A. Museum. (1 watercolour). exhib. from 1893, N.W.C.S., etc.
SHORT, RICHARD (fl. 1750). Son of Richard Short of Southwark, mariner. Apprenticed to William
Burton, 13th_]anuary I73 5. Executed military subjects as well as marines, 12 of the latter engraved by Caroline
Watson and published by Boydell. _
SHORT, RICHARD, R.C.A.  1841, d. I916). Lived in Cardiff and worked in South Wales as painter of
coastal scenes. Member of Royal Cambrian Academy. Titles at R.A. include ‘Porthcawl beach’, and ‘East
Wind, Cardiff.’ coll. Nat. Museum of Wales, (3) exhib. 1882-1900 R.A.
SIMPSON, CHARLES, R.I., R.O.I.  Camberley, 8th May 1885). Studied at Julian's Academy, Paris.
Bird and animal painter as well as marine artist. Lives in Penzance. coll. Laing A. G., Newcastle  lit. The
Studio 65, (1915), p.128 f.; 81 (1921), p.91 f.
SIMPSON, W. B. (H. 1838~1 840). Exhibits at R.A. were views of the interior of the steamship ‘the Royal
Victoria and of the President. exhib. 1 8 3 8-1 840 R.A. (2). s
SIMS, CHARLES  Islington, 28th january 1873, d. St. Boswells, 13th April, 1928). Studied at South
Kensington, ]ulian’s Academy, and R.A. Schools. In 1908 elected A.R.A., and, in 1915, R.A. Mainly portrait
and genre painter but some seashore scenes. The Tate Gall. has ‘The Sands at Dymchurch’ by him. Official War
‘artist, 1918. coll. Tate Gall.  exhib. 1906 Leicester Gall. W r
SINCLAIR, M. Liverpool Museum has two Liverpool port views of c. 1 88 5 by this artist. A painting ‘Galleons
engaged in action’ by him was at Sotheby’s 1 1.5.1966.
SITWELL, CAPT. AH. London address. Exhibited a marine in 1 868 at the S.S.
SKILLETT, S. D. (fl. 1845-=-1 8 56). Worked along the lower Thames from his residence in Limehouse. Also
executed views on the South coast and shores of Scotland and Wales. One of his paintings was of the Chinese
junk Keying, which was navigated to England in I 849. The Walker A. G., Liverpool, has ‘The sailing ship, Lord
Elgin’ by him. Trade labels on the stretcher of unsigned paintings read ‘S. D. Skillett, Marine and landscape
painter, I9]ol1n Street, Crutched Friars, and 11 jamaica Terrace, Commercial Road, Limehouse.’ Titles at the
R.A. include ‘Admiral Dralde entering Plymouth Sound after his voyage round the world.’ coll. Greenwich (I);
Walker A. G., Liverpool exhib. 1845-1856 R.A. (8) ; B.I. (4); S.S. (3) ;rV.E. 
SLATER,]OI-IN FALCONER  Newcastle I8 57, d. c. 1930). Lived in Cullercoats. Landscape and portrait
painter as well as marines. coll. Sunderland A. G.  lit. W/1o’s Who in Art 1927.
SMART, BORLASE  Kingsbridge, 1 1th February 1 8 8 1) . Pupil of-julius Olsson. Greenwich has a portrait of
H.M.S. Implacable by him. L _ _. /..-— — — —
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