Charles Hayter
Charles Hayter (born February 24, 1761 in London , † December 1, 1835 there ) was an English painter .
Charles Hayter was the son of an architect of the same name (1728–1795) from Twickenham and his wife Elizabeth Holmes. At first he learned from his father, but soon showed a fondness for drawing. He painted small pencil portraits, mostly of family members. At the age of 25, he was inducted into the Royal Academy of Arts in 1786 . From then on he worked as a painter of portrait miniatures in London, Essex and also in Winchester . Between 1786 and 1832 he exhibited 113 miniatures, mainly in the Royal Academy . He had the reputation that his portraits were very similar to the people depicted.
In 1788 Hayter married Martha Stevenson, the couple had three children, two sons and a daughter, all of whom became artists: George Hayter (1792–1871), John Hayter (1800–1895) and Anne Hayter, who painted miniatures like her father, but probably died in 1830 at the age of 16.
Charles Hayter was a recognized authority on perspective , teaching Princess Charlotte , daughter of King George IV , and becoming her Professor in Perspective and Drawing . He dedicated his book An Introduction to perspective, adapted to the capacities of youth, in a series of pleasing and familiar dialogues , which was first published in London in 1813. In 1826 he published A New Practical Treatise on the Three Primitive Colors Assumed as a Perfect System of Rudimentary Information , in which he described how one can produce all colors from just three colors.
An album with 443 studies for miniature portraits is in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Hayter noted on the inside of the envelope that he had pinned these designs behind the translucent ivory for the miniatures to trace the lines.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Radnorshire Fine Arts: Charles Hayter (1761–1835) ( Memento of the original from March 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Artist Charles Hayter (1761−1835) on worthpoint.com
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hayter, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1761 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 1835 |
| Place of death | London |