William Gush

William Gush (23 April 1813 – 28 February 1888) was an English portrait painter born near London. He was the oldest child of Aaron and Elizabeth Gush. Already at the age of 11, in 1924 he became copyist at the National Gallery in London. He lived at 40 Camden Square, Camden, London between 1860 and 1864. William Gush was married to Elizabeth Phillips Rollings. The couple had five children. He worked in Canada too, where he stayed for several months in 1858. Alltogether 354 portraits are known.