Claim: John William Inchbold, who was born on April 29, 1830 at Yorkshire, has shown early talent in drawing but refused to become a draughtsman in the lithographic works of Day and Hughe, a Belgian lithographer and watercolorist.
Evidence: John William Inchbold (29 August 1830 – 23 January 1888) was an English painter who was born in Leeds, Yorkshire. Inchbold was born 29 April 1830 at Leeds, Yorkshire, where his father, Thomas Inchbold, was the proprietor and editor of the Leeds Intelligencer. Having shown an early talent for drawing he moved to London and became a draughtsman in the lithographic works of Day and Haghe.