John Fraser (1858-1927) was born in the Fleet Street area of London, in 1858, to John Fraser, an accountant, and his wife Margaret English Fraser née Partis.
As well as being a marine painter, his subjects included scenes from France, Spain, Gibraltar and the Canary Islands. He collaborated extensively with the Commendatore Eduardo de Martino (1838-1912), marine painter-in-ordinary to Queen Victoria, often painting much of his numerous commissions. De Martino also enjoyed special favour with King Edward VII, who never went to sea without him. At De Martino’s death, Fraser hoped to succeed to this position, but he was disappointed.
Fraser had a studio at 7 The Mall, off Church Street (now Tasker Road) in Hampstead, London, Hampstead, from 1890 to 1892. In later life, he ran a print shop in Westminster. The fine art collection at the National Maritime Museum has a large number of works by Fraser.
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Fraser, John (1858-1927) - HMS Barfleur in the Straits of Gibraltar
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