Biography
Born
1848
Died
1933
Nationality
English
Birth place
Saint Hélier
Death place
London
Walter William Ouless was born on Jersey, the son of a painter of marine subjects. Ouless first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1869 and was made a member of the Academy in 1881. He initially focussed on history painting, but on the advice of Sir John E. Millais switched to portraiture. His sitters included many of the leading figures of nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain, including Charles Darwin, Thomas Hardy and Edward VII.
