arthur james stark was an english painter and a member of the norwich school of painters.arthur james stark was born in beaufort street, chelsea on 6 october 1831, the only son of james stark, the landscape painter, by his wife elizabeth young dinmore. he was christened at st luke's church, chelsea, on 2 november 1831. an artistic aptitude was early fostered by lessons from his father, with whom he was close to all his life. between 1839 and 1849, when the family was residing at windsor, young stark studied animal painting under edmund bristow, an intimate friend of the family, and acquired a…