Copley Vaudyke Fielding, an English painter in water colors, born about 1787, died in Worthing, Sussex, March 3, 1855. He belonged to a family of artists, and his first picture was exhibited in 1810. He early became a teacher, and acquired many pupils and friends. On the death of Joshua Cristall, he was elected president of the old society of painters in water colors, which office he held till his death. Fielding's favorite subjects were either rich wooded landscapes, or ships at sea off a stormy and rock-bound coast. From these two types he seldom varied. His manipulation was peculiar, but it represents atmospheric effects with great freshness. The demand for his works was so great that they were produced too rapidly, and fell into mannerism.