A life shaped by light and travel Born in Castle Cary, Somerset, Samuel Woodforde lived a life often guided by the hands of others. He was the second son of Heighes Woodforde, an accountant from Ansford, and his wife Anne. His path into the world of paint was paved by lineage and patronage. As a descendant of the painter Samuel Woodford, he carried a familiar name into the Royal Academy Schools, where he began his studies in 1782. The…