John Berney Ladbrooke: A Life in Landscape Early Life and Education Born: 1803, United Kingdom. John Berney Ladbrooke emerged from a family deeply rooted in the artistic traditions of Norwich. His father, John Crome, was a founding member of the Norwich School of painters and played a pivotal role in shaping young Ladbrooke’s early development. Ladbrooke received both formal education at Norwich School (the grammar school) and…