Frederick Hines

British • c.1851–c.1930 • 19th Century British School

Frederick Hines was an English painter and illustrator known for his academic watercolor scenes of forests, animals, and pastoral landscapes. Born in England around 1852, he worked for much of his life in both London and Essex and maintained an active exhibiting career across Britain. Though believed to be largely self-taught, Hines became a prolific and respected contributor to major art institutions, showing works at the Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Society of British Artists, Royal Hibernian Academy, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Dudley Gallery Art Society, Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, and Dowdeswells and Grosvenor Gallery.

Hines often signed his paintings “Fred Hines,” and his work is distinguished by meticulous detail, tranquil atmosphere, and a fondness for rural subjects. In addition to his painting career, he was an accomplished illustrator whose work appeared in books and decorative publications, including an edition of Goldsmith’s The Deserted Village. His small landscape vignettes were also reproduced as Christmas cards in the late 19th century. Examples of his paintings are held in public collections such as the Lytham St Annes Art Collection.

Frederick Hines is believed to have died around 1930, leaving behind a legacy of finely rendered watercolor landscapes and illustrated works admired for their quiet charm and craftsmanship.