William James Webbe
William James Webbe also William James Webb (born July 13, 1830 in Redruth , Cornwall , England , † 1904 in England) was an English painter and illustrator .
Life
Little is known of Webbe's life. He was born one of eight children to a Wesleyan Church minister . He married before 1871. The couple had two children and lived in London . He undertook trips abroad e.g. B. to Düsseldorf and went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in Palestine and visited other places in the Middle East on this occasion .
William Holman Hunt describes Webbe's style of painting as very detailed and colorful, whereby the contents of his paintings are very often allegorical, deal with religious topics and in many cases come close to the feeling of the Nazarenes and Pre-Raphaelites . From 1853 to 1878 he took part in exhibitions at the Royal Academy , as well as exhibitions at the British Institution and the Royal Society of British Artists .
Webbe is known for his book illustrations for six volumes, which were published by the London publishing house Raphael Tuck & Sons . More of his illustrations can be found in Biblical Stories for Children and in books by authors such as William Makepeace Thackeray and those of his son Wilfred Mark Webb . He drew his book illustrations using the pseudonym WJ Webb.
painting
- 1856: The White Owl , Christie’s , London
- 1864: The Lost Sheep , Manchester Art Gallery .
- Twilight , Christopher Wood Gallery .
- issued in the British Institution
- 1855: The Hedge Bank .
- 1860: Strawberries .
- 1861: Early Lambs .
- 1862: A Rabbit .
- 1863: A Street in Jerusalem
- 1864: Plowing on Mount Zion
Book illustrations
- 1879: William Makepeace Thackeray: The History of Samuel Titmarsh and the Great Hoggarty Diamond. A Little Dinner at Timmins's and Notes of a Journey from Cornhill to Grand Cairo . Smith, Elder & Co., London.
- 1902: WG Ridewood: Illustrated Natural History , Richard Tuck, London.
- 1912: Wilfred Mark Webb: The Heritage of Dress. Being Notes on the History and Evolution of Clothes , New and Revised Edition. The Times Book Club, London 1912.
- Frederick Longbridge: The Holiday Train .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Open your eyes when buying a flea market in FAZ from January 5, 2013, page 37
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Webbe, William James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Webb, WJ (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English book illustrator and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Redruth , Cornwall , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1904 |
| Place of death | England |