Charles Henry Schwanfelder
Charles Henry Schwanfelder | |
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 Charles Henry Schwanfelder in a painting by Joseph Wright | |
| Born | 1774 |
| Died | 1837 |
| Occupation | English animal, landscape and portrait painter. |
Charles Henry Schwanfelder (1774–1837) was an English animal, landscape and portrait painter.
Schwanfelder was born and died in Leeds. He was the son of a German decorative painter and started out helping his father to paint clock faces and snuff boxes. He was renowned for his animal paintings and was appointed animal painter to George III and George IV.[1]
He exhibited at the Royal academy between 1809 and 1814[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c artfact.com accessed April 2008
External links[]
- 35 artworks by or after Charles Henry Schwanfelder at the Art UK site
- [1] 18thc English art
- [2] 18thc English painting
- [3] Schwanfelder for sale
- [4] Schwanfelder at Leeds
- [5] Schwanfelder for sale online
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- 18th-century English painters
- English male painters
- 19th-century English painters
- Landscape artists
- Animal artists
- English portrait painters
- English people of German descent
- 1774 births
- 1837 deaths
- 19th-century male artists