Ralph Hedley (1848 - 1913) was an illustrator, woodcarver and painter of realism. At the age of about 2 years his parents moved from Richmond to Newcastle in the course of industrialisation. Hedley began his varied artistic education at the age of 13. Hedley's father Richard was a carpenter, so it was obvious for him to learn a similar profession. While learning to carve during the day in Thomas Tweedy's workshop, he also studied art and design at the Government School and attended the evening classes of the Scottish painter William Bell Scott. Hedley was awarded a bronze medal by the Ministry of Arts and Science at the age of 14.
After graduating, Hedley opened a carving workshop that was to become very successful. He also used every opportunity he could to paint. In addition to paintings, he made illustrations, cartoons and litographs for the newspaper. The first of his many exhibited paintings was "The Newsboy", which he was allowed to present at the Royal Academy. Hedley had a strong connection to his home town. Therefore he joined forces with Henry Hetherington Emmerson and Robert Jogling and founded the Bewick Club. This was intended to provide a platform for local artists in the North East to exhibit their work. Hedley was president of the Bewick Club. He was also a highly respected member of the Royal Society of British Artists. During his career he exhibited more than 50 of his works at the Royal Academy.
Then, as now, Hedley's works are particularly appreciated for their realistic depiction of life in the North East of England between the 19th and 20th centuries. His works often showed ordinary people, workers, sailors or even veterans from his home region. Pictures like "Cat in a Cottage Window", "Going Home" or "The Tournament" are now known and popular motifs worldwide. Hedley spent his whole life in Newcastle. Even when he became a nationally known painter and artist and had an excellent relationship with the Royal Academy, he never felt the desire to move to London. His inspiration was clearly in the Northeast and especially in Newcastle. So he finally died at the age of 63 in his home town.
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.jpg "Portrait of an Old Woman, 1881 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Portrait of Spence Watson, 1897 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "The Ballad Seller, the Black Gate, 1884 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Invention of the Lifeboat, Willie Wouldhave, South Shields by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Home Lessons, 1887 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Going Home, 1888 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "The Old Kitchen by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Elsie Wright, 1902 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Portrait of Alderman John Robert Lawson, J.P. by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Lay of The Last Minstrel, 1890 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Preparing for Market by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Shoeing the Bay Mare, c.1885-90 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "The Widow, 1899 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Smithy, Hexham Bridge End, 1885 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Portrait of Stephen Brownlow by Ralph Hedley")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-907033).jpg "Last in Market or The Carrier")
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.jpg "Roses for the Invalid by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "The Threshing Floor, c.1898 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "John Graham Lough in His Studio by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "The News Boy by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Passing the Doctor by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Potato Gatherers, Northumberland, 1903 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Kept In, 1908 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Duty Paid, 1896 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "The Village School, 1912 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "The Old Curiosity Shop, 1909 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Mittens, 1907 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Gypsies Camped on the Beach, Near South Shields, 1876 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Woodsawyers by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Proclaiming Stagshaw Fair at Corbridge by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Threshing the Gleanings by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Portrait of Ralph Cruikshanks by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Summer Time by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Self Portrait by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Henry Hetherington Emmerson, 1895 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "The Monitor by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Punch and Judy by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "The Veteran, 1896 by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Seeking Situations by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Out of Work or Nothing Doing by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "The Old Kitchen by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Barge Day by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "Ars Longa, Vita Brevis, 1900 by Ralph Hedley")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-269365).jpg "Billy Purvis Stealing the Bundle by Ralph Hedley")
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.jpg "In School by Ralph Hedley")
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