Life

Joseph Murray Ince was born in 1806 (some say in London) and he spent his childhood in Presteigne

Presteigne

Presteigne is a town and community in Powys, Wales. It was the county town of the historic county of Radnorshire, and is in the Diocese of Hereford...

 in Radnorshire. Ince was certain of his career and as a career choice took immediately to painting. FRom 1823 to 1826 he was a pupil under the painter David Cox

David Cox (artist)

- David Cox Junior :David Cox had a son of the same name who followed his calling as a watercolour painter. He was born in Dulwich, but educated in Hereford. He exhibited in London from 1827, although today he is known mainly through association with his father. He died in Streatham on 4 December...

. In 1826 he moved and exhibited at the Royal Academy

Royal Academy

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. Later he was chosen at the British Institution opr at other galleries.

In 1832 he made many architectural drawings and views of the colleges in Oxford and Cambridge

Cambridge

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. Ince was a drawing master at Cambridge University in the 1830s. Ince married in 1834 but lost his wife in childbirth. About 1835 he returned to Presteign, where he spent the majority of his time, but he had to keep contact with his customers as well in London. He had inherited some property from his parents which supplemented the good income that he made from his painting. He painted many maritime and rural scenes including harvesting and woodcutting showing contemporary people and their animals.

Ince died on 24 September 1859, and was buried in Kensal Green cemetery

Kensal Green Cemetery

Kensal Green Cemetery is a cemetery in Kensal Green, in the west of London, England. It was immortalised in the lines of G. K. Chesterton's poem The Rolling English Road from his book The Flying Inn: "For there is good news yet to hear and fine things to be seen; Before we go to Paradise by way of...

, London. Ince was a good painter of landscape in water-colours. There are examples of his drawings at the South Kensington Museum, and in the print room at the British Museum

British Museum

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He has a blue plaque on his former house in Powys and a monument was erected to his memory at Presteign.