Lewis Brian Adams

Bishop Juan H. Bosset Castillo. 1844 Oil / canvas. National Art Gallery Collection, Caracas - Venezuela

Lewis Brian Adams (1809 – 27 June 1853)^[1] was an English painter who spent most of his career in Venezuela. He studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and exhibited there for a number of years. Why he went to Caracas is unknown, but it seems likely that it was to paint in a market where he would find less competition. He introduced a number of trends from English portraiture to the world of Venezuelan art.

Adams became acquainted with the Prussian painter Ferdinand Bellermann during the latter's time in Venezuela.

References

• Leading Figures in Venezuelan Painting of the Nineteenth Century, Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center, exhibition catalogue

1. Central Bank of Venezuela. "Lewis Brian Adams". Retrieved 7 March 2015.