Complex sentence: Weekes contributed illustrations for the "The Illustrated London News" in 1883 and exhibited extensively in the London and provincial galleries, where his works were well received-although not by everyone: a contemporary wit described his paintings as "Weekes Weak Squeaks".
Split into simpler sentences: Weekes contributed illustrations for the "The Illustrated London News" in 1883, and exhibited extensively in various London and provincial galleries. His works were well received-although not by everyone: a contemporary wit described his paintings as "Weekes Weak Squeaks".