William Teulon Blandford Fletcher: A Master of English Pastoral Light William Teulon Blandford Fletcher, a name perhaps less familiar than some of his Newlyn School contemporaries, nevertheless represents a quietly significant voice in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century British art. Born in London in 1858 to a respectable middle-class family – his father an upholsterer – Fletcher’s artistic journey was one marked by both rebellion against familial expectations and a deep engagement with the changing landscape of English painting. His life, spanning nearly eight decades, witnessed pr…