Condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration. There are some small areas of surface wear with restoration to the upper right quadrant, and to the centre left edge. The frame has some minor wear to corners but the appearance is good.
16.8 x 26.5cm (6.6" x 10.4")Framed Size: 33 x 41cm (13" x 16.1")
William Callow was born in Greenwich, London and as apprenticed to the artist Copley Fielding, where he learnt the technique of plein air sketching.[4] He went on to study under Theodore and Thales Fielding, where he learnt intaglio print making skills.
In 1829 Callow worked as an engraver in Paris, where he worked alongside his friend Charles Bentley. Whilst there he was encouraged by Thomas Shotter Boys to take up watercolour painting again, and after exhibiting a watercolour of Richmond Hill in the Paris salon of 1831, he was offered a job teaching the family of King Louis Philippe I of France, and for several years gave lessons to the Duc de Nemours and Princess Clémentine, while his own works rapidly gained popularity in England.
Elected a member of the Old Water-Colour Society, Callow returned to London in 1841 and began to paint larger pictures, moving away from the more his earlier style. He travelled extensively in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy and enjoyed favour with the royal family.
In 1855 he moved to Great Missenden, in Buckinghamshire, where he died in 1908.
| SKU | kg468 |
|---|---|
| Artist | William Callow (1812-1908) |
| Date | 19th Century |
| Dimensions | 16.8 x 26.5cm |
| Medium | Watercolour |
| Subject | Nautical |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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