Hedley Fitton

(Manchester, England, 1859 - 1929, Surrey, England)

Europe, British

Fitton was born in Manchester and worked for The Daily Chronicle, specializing in etchings of architectural subjects. He lived and worked in Runcorn, Cheshire until 1890, and after that in Haslemere, Surrey. His etchings include street scenes and prominent cathedrals of such cities as London, Florence, Edinburgh, and Paris. There is an obvious influence of the etchings of Charles Meryon. In 1907, Fitton's works won him the Gold Medal awarded by the Société des Artistes Français, and in 1908 he was elected an associate member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers.

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