Robert Jobling (1841–1923) was a British artist.[1] He first had work accepted by both theRoyal Academy andRoyal Society of British Artists in 1883. He painted regularly at the fishing village ofCullercoats and later atStaithes. He attained a position of some standing in theStaithes group. His main artistic exposure was in exhibitions in the north of England.[2]
Jobling lived inWhitley Bay (near Cullercoats) and was a prominent member of the Cullercoats artist colony, along withHenry Emmerson, and various other artists includingWinslow Homer. In 1890, theNewcastle Daily Journal wrote, "Mr. Jobling has made Cullercoats famous for his canvases, and by-the-by he will be famous for over-running the village with tourists."[3]
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