Charles Edward Dixon (British, 1872–1934) was born at Goring on Thames, the son of the genre and history painter,
Alfred Dixon. Best known for his London river scenes, he also painted a vast array of other subjects, from historical naval scenes dating back to the 15th century to America’s Cup yacht races of the 1930s. He also worked as an illustrator for the
Illustrated London News, the
Sphere, and the
Graphic. His favorite medium was watercolor, but he also created a small number of oils.
Dixon exhibited extensively at the Royal Academy, with 52 works recorded from 1880 to 1920, as well as exhibits at the New Watercolour Society. In 1900, he was elected a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. He also produced all the color plates for a book
Britannia’s Bulwarks. After spending many years in London, Dixon retired to Itchenor in Sussex, where he died in 1934.
Examples of his work may be seen at the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, and the Library of New South Wales in Sydney.