The artist John Atkinson Grimshaw was a Victorian-era painter, born in Leeds, England, living from 1836 to 1893.
At the age of twenty-four, to the dismay of his parents, John Atkinson Grimshaw departed from his first job as a clerk for the Great Northern Railway to pursue a career in art.
After his marriage in 1858, John Atkinson Grimshaw was able to devote himself to painting. By 1870, he was successful enough to rent Knostrop Old Hall, a 17th century mansion near Temple Newsam, which features in many of his pictures.
