Artist

William Andrews Nesfield

Portrait of William Andrews Nesfield

English soldier and

William Andrews Nesfield is an English soldier and Romanticism artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

William Andrews Nesfield (1793–1881) was an English soldier, landscape architect and artist. After a career in the military which saw him serve under the Duke of Wellington, he developed a second profession as a landscape architect, designing some of the foremost gardens of the mid-Victorian era. These included Witley Court in Worcestershire, Castle Howard in Yorkshire, Treberfydd in Powys and Kew Gardens. He also established a professional dynasty; with his sons Arthur Markham and William Eden Nesfield, he developed over 250 landscapes across the United Kingdom.

Collections represented

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