Clifford was born in Bristol and studied at the Royal Academy. He painted and exhibited landscapes, portraits and historical subjects in oil and watercolour and had many aristocratic patrons. He was influenced by Burne-Jones and the group of artists who exhibited at the Dudley gallery and the present watercolour is typical of his dreamy aesthetic works which led Philip Burne-Jones to write of him: “I think perhaps he is to be seen at his very best in his landscapes, into which he has always infused an atmosphere of romance and beauty as attractive as it was peculiarly individual. I know no other man’s work quite like it.”
Clifford visited Kashmir in 1888 on his way to Hawaii where he was to present the famous leper worker Father Damien with a picture from Edward Burne-Jones. He published his experiences in Father Damien; A Journey from Cashmere to his Home in Hawaii in 1889.
Society Portraits
- Katrine Cecilia Compton, Countess Cowper
- Anna Theresa, Countess of Shrewsbury
- Constance Gwladys Robinson, Marchioness of Ripon
- Selina Louisa Bridgeman Countess of Bradford
- Sibell, Countess Grosvenor
- A Lunch Party at Ashridge House
Young Men and Male Nudes
- Israelites Gathering Manna
- Gypsy Blood
- Tito Melema
- The Slave
- Portrait of a Young Man
- Portrait of a Young Man
Paintings of the “Poetry Without Grammar School”
- Mens Conscia Recti ("A Mind Conscious of Rectitude")
- Leal
- Some Have Entertained Angels Unaware
- Psalm LXIX
Paintings of India
- Goond — Cashmere Blossoming
- Islamabad, Early Morning
- Kristopore
- Kungah — Cashmere Blossoming
- The Taj
- The Taj at Dawn
Last modified 9 February 2023