Frederick Weekes

Frederick Weekes

A wardrobe, designed by Burges and painted by Weekes
Born 1833
Died 1920 (aged 8687)
Nationality English
Notable work The Tower House

Frederick Weekes (1833-1920) was an English painter and designer.[1] Son of the successful Victorian sculptor, Henry Weekes,[2] two of his brothers also became artists, the genre and animal painters Herbert William Weekes and Henry Weekes Junior.

He established a long partnership with the architect William Burges, working with him on many of his major commissions, including Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral,[3] Cardiff Castle, Castell Coch,[4] the Yorkshire churches[5][6] and Burges's own home in London, The Tower House.

Notes

  1. http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/burges/15.html
  2. http://www.victorianweb.org/art/stainedglass/lonsdale/1.html
  3. http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/burges/17.html
  4. http://www.victorianweb.org/art/design/castiron/6.html
  5. http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/burges/15.html
  6. http://www.victorianweb.org/art/stainedglass/lonsdale/1.html