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'' the avon near bristol '' , watercolour 8 december 1869 clifton , bristol bristol english watercolour , oil painting 31 december 1794 two a river , which snakes through a wooded gorge towards small the distant sea . small boats sail along the river figures . sit on a cliff top above samuel jackson - the avon near bristol.jpg samuel jackson -lrb- artist -rrb-
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samuel jackson -lrb- artist -rrb-

samuel jackson -lrb- 31 december 1794 -- 8 december 1869 -rrb- was an english watercolourist and oil painter who has been called the `` father '' of the bristol school of artists .
he also contributed a number of drawings of scenes from bristol , england to the topographical collection of george weare braikenridge .
the braikenridge collection makes bristol 's early 19th century appearance one of the best documented of any english city .
