William Joseph Julius Caesar Bond (1833 – 1926): A Master of Liverpool’s Coastal Landscape William Joseph Julius Caesar Bond was a pivotal figure in the burgeoning Liverpool School of landscape painting during the Victorian era. Born in Knotty Ash, Cheshire, he possessed an innate fascination with the dramatic beauty of the Mersey Estuary and its surrounding coastline – themes that would dominate his artistic output for over six decades. His meticulous observation combined with a masterful command of technique cemented his reputation as one of Britain’s foremost marine artists, securing him…