GREGORY

gregory, edward john (1850-1909), british painter, born at southampton, began work at the age of fifteen in the engineer's drawing office of the peninsular and oriental company. afterwards he studied at south kensington, and about 1871 entered on a successful career as an illustrator and as an admirable painter in oil and water colour. he was elected associate of the royal academy in 1883, academician in 1898, and president of the royal institute of painters in water colours in 1898. his work is distinguished by remarkable technical qualities, by exceptional firmness and decision of draughtsmanship and by unusual certainty of handling. his "marooned," a water colour, is in the national gallery of british art. many of his pictures were shown at burlington house at the winter exhibition of 1909-1910 after his death in june 1909.