Charles Alfred Stothard

Charles Alfred Stothard (born July 5, 1786 in London, † May 27, 1821 in Bere Ferrers , Devon) was an English painter and antiquarian (antiquarian).

Life

Thomas Stothard's son studied at the Royal Academy and exhibited a picture of the death of Richard II in Pontefract Castle as early as 1811 . Since 1810 he was mainly concerned with copperplate engravings. In 1816 he was commissioned by the London Society of Antiquaries to the order, Bayeux Tapestry documented. In 1819 he became a fellow of this society. Best known is his monumental work Monumental Effigies of Great Britain, selected from our cathedrals and churches selected for the purpose of bringing together and preserving correct representations of the best historical illustrations extant, from the Norman Conquest to the reign of Henry the eighth (1811– 1833), most of which was published posthumously by his wife and her brother. It shows medieval tombs from all over England.

In 1818 he married Anna Eliza Kempe . He made illustrations for her book about travel memories from Normandy . Stothard died after falling from a ladder while documenting a church window in Bere Ferrers. He was buried in Bere Ferrers. A few weeks after his death, his daughter was born.

His widow published a biography in 1823. In her second marriage she married the pastor Edward Atkyns Bray. In 1851 she published the two-volume biography of Thomas Stothard under the name Mrs. Bray.

Works

The tapestry of Bayeux. London, Society of Antiquaries. Vestusta Monumenta Vol. 6 with 17 facsimile engravings.
Monumental Effigies of Great Britain, selected from our cathedrals and churches selected for the purpose of bringing together and preserving correct representations of the best historical illustrations extant, from the Norman Conquest to the reign of Henry the eighth. London, 1817–1832, Alfred John Kempe.

literature

Stephen Bann: The Clothing of Clio. Cambridge 1984.
Encyclopedia Britannica 1911

Web links

Thomas Fitz-Alan, Earl of Arundel & His Countess, Beatrice, From Their Monument in The Church at Arundel

Individual evidence

↑ Mrs. Charles Stothard: Letters written during a tour through Normandy, Britanny, and other parts of France, in 1818. Including local and historical descriptions, with remarks on the manners and character of the people. With numerous engravings after drawings by Charles Stothard. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Browne, London 1820 (digitized version) .
^ Mrs. Charles Stothard: Memoirs, including original journals, letters, papers, and antiquarian tracts, of the late Charles Alfred Stothard. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Browne, London 1823 (digitized version) .

personal data
SURNAME	Stothard, Charles Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English painter and archaeologist
DATE OF BIRTH	July 5, 1786
PLACE OF BIRTH	London
DATE OF DEATH	May 27, 1821
Place of death	Bere Ferrers , Devon

[1] Mrs. Charles Stothard: Letters written during a tour through Normandy, Britanny, and other parts of France, in 1818. Including local and historical descriptions, with remarks on the manners and character of the people. With numerous engravings after drawings by Charles Stothard. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Browne, London 1820 (digitized version) .

[2] Mrs. Charles Stothard: Memoirs, including original journals, letters, papers, and antiquarian tracts, of the late Charles Alfred Stothard. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Browne, London 1823 (digitized version) .