Richard Henry Nibbs [SEP] date of birth
Richard Henry Nibbs
Richard Henry Nibbs (1816–1893) was an English painter and book illustrator who specialised in marine art.
Nibbs was born in Brighton, Sussex (now East Sussex), England and educated at a school in Worthing (run by the father of watercolourist Henry Tidey). He lived in Brighton throughout his life. Nibbs initially trained as a musician and became a professional cellist with the Theatre Royal orchestra. However, a lifelong love of art combined with a natural talent for detailed observation led him to become
separating the aisle and nave, and lancet windows throughout. The church was said to be "in so decayed a state that its utter ruin seems unavoidable before long". Similar features were depicted in sketches by other artists in the 19th century, including one dated 1851 by Richard Henry Nibbs in which the nave and chancel were clearly in ruinous condition. His accompanying notes bore this out. A survey of Sussex churches by John Mason Neale and Benjamin Webb in 1841 noted that there were wall murals inside in the form of painted