Saronia

Richard Short (1841-1916) was a Cornish artist. By 1881 Short had moved to Cardiff where he worked as a Ship Broker Agent and lived at Terwarnel House, Newport Road. However by 1901 he had established himself as an artist, specialised in maritime scenes. From at least 1891 he resided at 22 The Walk, Cardiff. His works include scenes of Penarth, Cardiff, the Bosphoros and Corsica. He also wrote a romance; Saronia: A Romance of Ancient Ephesus (1900). The Museum of Wales holds five works by Richard Short.