John Percival Gülich

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John Percival Gülich (also Gulich) (26 December 1864 – 11 December 1898) was a British illustrator, engraver and artist.[1]

Photograph of John Percival Gülich[2]

Biography[]

Gülich was born in Wimbledon in 1864, the son of Hermann Gülich, a London merchant of German origin, and Eleanor. He was educated at Charterhouse School.[3][4] He lived in Bremen for five years, working in his father's office.[5] He became Art Editor of the illustrated newspapers The Pictorial World and The Graphic, and also contributed to Harper's Magazine.[6] In 1897, he was elected as a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. One year later, on 11 December, he died of typhoid fever in West Hampstead at the age of 33.

Works[]

Arguably Gülich's best known work is a watercolour entitled "A Violin Concerto" (1898), given to the Tate Gallery by Sir Henry Tate in 1899.[7] Four of his works were exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts between 1893 and 1898.[8] Four of his drawings are held in the British Royal Collection.[9][10][11][12]

Arrival of the Emperor of Russia at Balmoral by J.P.Gulich (1896, Royal coll)
A Violin Concerto by J.P.Gulich (1898, Tate Gallery)

References[]

  1. ^ Descriptive and Historical Catalogue of the Pictures and Sculptures in the National Gallery, British Art. London: HM Stationery Office. 1904. p. 104.
  2. ^ "Personal". Illustrated London News. 1898-12-24. p. 945.
  3. ^ Parish, W. D. (1879-01-01). List of Carthusians, 1800 to 1879. Lewes : Farncombe and Co. pp. 104.
  4. ^ Cundall, H. M. (Herbert Minton) (1908-01-01). A history of British water colour painting, with a biographical list of painters. London : J. Murray. pp. 216.
  5. ^ Thieme, Ulrich; Becker, Felix; Willis, Frederick Charles; Vollmer, Hans (1907-01-01). Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Kunstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart (in German). 15. Leipzig : Seemann. pp. 199.
  6. ^ Pr, Oxford Univ (11 November 2010). Benezit Dictionary of Artists. ISBN 978-0199773787.
  7. ^ Gulich, John. "A Violin Concerto". Tate. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  8. ^ Graves, Algernon (1905-01-01). The Royal Academy of Arts; a complete dictionary of contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904. London : H. Graves and co., ltd. [etc.] pp. 336–337.
  9. ^ Gulich, John Percival. "The Chinese Ambassador presented to the Queen, 5 August 1896 (RCIN 920861)". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  10. ^ Gulich, John Percival. "The Diamond Jubilee: the torchlight tattoo in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle, 19 June 1897 (RCIN 920870)". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  11. ^ Gulich, John Percival. "The Diamond Jubilee: the Queen at St Paul's Cathedral, 22 June 1897 (RCIN 920879)". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  12. ^ Gulich, John Percival. "Arrival of the Emperor and Empress of Russia at Balmoral, 22 September 1896 (RCIN 919537)". Royal Collection Trust. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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