BARRAUD, William
English painter. His family was of French Huguenot origin that had come over to England at the time of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. His younger brother Henry Barraud (1811-1874) was also a notable painter.
He was a pupil of the painter Abraham Cooper. As an animal artist he specialised in painting horses and dogs, exhibiting at the Royal Academy from 1829 to 1850, the British Institution from 1828to 1849, the Society of British Artists and at other venues. His work was popular with huntsmen and dog-fanciers. He also produced some historical and landscape paintings.
William shared a studio, from 1835 until his untimely death, with his brother Henry (1811-1874), and they collaborated on many paintings with himself painting the animals and Henry the figures. Several of these joint works were exhibited at the Royal Academy. The brothers also produced a book together entitled “Sketches of Figures and Animals” (H. Graves and Co. c. 1850). William also collaborated on another book with fellow artist Thomas Fairland (1804-1852) titled “The book of animals drawn from nature” (C. Tilt, 1846).
In 1841 William married Mary Ratliff and they had a son Clement William (1843-1926), who went on to become a stained-glass designer (for Lavers, Barraud and Westlake), a Jesuit priest, poet and playwright. Mary died soon after the birth and in 1850 William married Margaret Harrison.
