William Callow

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William Callow (born July 28, 1812 in Greenwich , now part of London , † February 1908 in Great Missenden , Buckinghamshire , England) was an English landscape painter , engraver and watercolorist of the 19th century.

Life

Callow was apprenticed to the artist Copley Fielding, where he learned to draw in nature (plein air). He acquired further skills from the sons Fielding, Theodor and Thales Fielding, in the years from 1825 to 1827, such as the coloring of prints and the aquatint technique . During these years he also learned the art of watercolor.

In 1829 Thales Fielding Callow got a job as an engraver in Paris , where he worked with his friend Charles Bentley. In Paris he turned back to watercolor at the suggestion of Thomas Shotter Boys. In the Paris Salon of 1831 he exhibited his watercolor Richmond Hill and was then hired as an art teacher for the family of the French King Louis-Philippe I. For several years he gave art lessons to the royal children Louis d'Orléans, duc de Nemours and the Princess Clémentine. during this time his work became popular in England.

Callow was elected to the Royal Watercolor Society (RWS), the Old Water Color Society , and returned to London in 1841. He began to paint larger works and moved away from his earlier, more fleeting style of his smaller works. He had many students and was favored by the royal family. In 1855 he moved to Buckinghamshire, where he stayed until his death.

Callow made extensive trips through the Netherlands, Belgium, a Rhine trip and then through Switzerland to Italy. He kept a detailed diary of the early journeys with information on people, events and landscapes. These notes enabled him to dictate his autobiography to HM Cundall shortly before his death in 1908.

Callow was married to Harriet Ann Smart.

Works

Entrance to the Harbor. Dover ("entrance to the port of Dover")
  • 1838: The entrance to the port of Marseilles . Watercolor, 20.7 × 29.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois, USA.
  • 1847: The Palatinate near Kaub .
  • 1851: Frankfurt am Main . Ink, watercolor, 49 × 26.5 cm
  • 1866: Gondola on the Grand Canal , Venice . Watercolor, 45.4 x 35.2 cm; Denver Art Museum , Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • 1875: Dürer's house in Nuremberg . Pencil, watercolor, 55 × 41 cm, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • 1908: Würzburg , pencil drawing.
  • The market square and the Palazzo della Ragione in Padua . Pencil, ink and watercolors, 21 × 29.8 cm.
  • On the Medway , oil on canvas, 127.1 × 76.3 cm, attribution; Laing Art Gallery , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , England.

Publications

  • Autobiography: William Callow RWS FRGS - An Autobiography . Adam and Charles Black, London 1908; Editor: HM Cundall.

literature

  • Jan Reynolds: William Callow RWS BT Batsford Ltd., London 1980.

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personal data
SURNAME Callow, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English landscape painter, engraver and watercolorist
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH Greenwich
DATE OF DEATH February 1908
Place of death Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire , England