John Wycliffe Lowes Forster

J. W. L. Forster or, more formally, John Wycliffe Lowes Forster RCA (31 December 1850 24 April 1938) was a Canadian artist specializing in portraits. Many of his works can be found at the National Gallery of Canada.

J. W. L. Forster
John Wycliffe Lowes Forster
Born31 December 1850 (1850-12-31)
Norval, Canada West
Died24 April 1938 (1938-04-25)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Educationstudied in Toronto with J. W. Bridgman; Académie Julian, Paris, with Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Gustave Boulanger (1880-1882); Tony Robert-Fleury and William-Adolphe Bouguereau; and later with Carolus Duran
Known forportrait and landscape painter
Notable workportrait of James Whiteside, Toronto
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