Juan Buckingham Wandesforde was born on June 24, 1817, in England into an aristocratic family, the Earls of Wandesforde. He studied art in England, under
John Varley. Wandesforde came to California in 1862. In 1871, he co-founded the San Francisco Art Association with
Virgil Macey Williams; and served as the first president of the organization. ==References==