Background
WAINWRIGHT, William J. was born in June 1855 in Birmingham.
WAINWRIGHT, William J. was born in June 1855 in Birmingham.
Studied at Sedgley Park Diocesan School. Studied in the School of Pugin, 1870-1880, under the direction of John Powell.
Entered the Royal Academy of Antwerp, and studied under Charles Verlat, 1880-1882. Worked in Paris, 1882-1887. Returned to Bir mingham, 1887.
Member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists.
Professor of painting to the same. Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours 1905. A. Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours 1893.