Philipp Gilbert Hamerton
Philipp Gilbert Hamerton (born September 10, 1834 in Laneside near Shaw and Crompton , Greater Manchester , ( Lancashire ), † November 4, 1894 in Boulogne-sur-Mer ) was an English painter, etcher and writer.
Hamerton devoted himself to painting in London, especially the landscape, lived since 1857 at Loch Awe (lake in the Scottish county of Argyll) in the Scottish highlands, which he glorified through verses and sketches, but moved to France in 1861, only in Sens to stay later in Autun . He has shown himself to be a prolific writer in the field of art history, novels, and youth writings.
Works (selection)
- A painter's camp in the Highlands and thoughts about art (1861)
- Etching and etchers (1868)
- The intellectual life (1873)
- Round my house (1876)
- Modern Frenchmen (1878)
- The life of Turner (1878)
Digitized works
- Chapters on animals. With twenty illustrations by J. Veyrassat and Karl Bodmer (1874)
- Chapters on animals. With eight illustrations by J. Veyrassat and Karl Bodmer (1888)
Hamerton also published a number of pictorial works.
Web links
- Search for Philipp Gilbert Hamerton in the SPK digital portal of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hamerton, Philipp Gilbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English painter, etcher and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laneside, Shaw and Crompton , Greater Manchester , ( Lancashire ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 4, 1894 |
| Place of death | Boulogne-sur-Mer |