Artist. He is known for his flower painting done especially for Queen Victoria. Mainly a self-taught painter, he did received some professional instructions very early in his career. He made lithographs for Charles Hullmandel, a well-known artist on Great Marlborough Street in London. He married Hullmandel's sister Adelaide and she died in January of 1839. The next year on June 30, 1840, he married poet Ann Turbell, widow of composer Walter Turnbell. Ann began to paint flowers too and became his only rival. In 1835 he joined as one of the earliest members the Society of Painters in Water Colors. He exhibited from 1826 to 1854 at the Royal Academy and the Society of British Artists. His collection of "Azaleas" and "Camellias" are on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. His pencil sketch of a novel South American orchid appeared as an engraving in “Curtis's Botanical Magazine” in 1836. Recently, his piece, "Hollyhocks" was estimated to sell at Britain's Christies Auction House between $1,000 and $1,500. In 1821 he published, "A Section of Flowers Adapted Principally for Students, " which is today still being used by the Royal Horticultural Society. Dying with chronic bronchitis and partial paralysis, his will stipulated that he was to be buried at Highgate cemetery in the grave of his second wife. Beside hanging in wall displays, his paintings of flowers have been copied to the front of notebooks, tote bags, and even coffee mugs.
Artist. He is known for his flower painting done especially for Queen Victoria. Mainly a self-taught painter, he did received some professional instructions very early in his career. He made lithographs for Charles Hullmandel, a well-known artist on Great Marlborough Street in London. He married Hullmandel's sister Adelaide and she died in January of 1839. The next year on June 30, 1840, he married poet Ann Turbell, widow of composer Walter Turnbell. Ann began to paint flowers too and became his only rival. In 1835 he joined as one of the earliest members the Society of Painters in Water Colors. He exhibited from 1826 to 1854 at the Royal Academy and the Society of British Artists. His collection of "Azaleas" and "Camellias" are on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. His pencil sketch of a novel South American orchid appeared as an engraving in “Curtis's Botanical Magazine” in 1836. Recently, his piece, "Hollyhocks" was estimated to sell at Britain's Christies Auction House between $1,000 and $1,500. In 1821 he published, "A Section of Flowers Adapted Principally for Students, " which is today still being used by the Royal Horticultural Society. Dying with chronic bronchitis and partial paralysis, his will stipulated that he was to be buried at Highgate cemetery in the grave of his second wife. Beside hanging in wall displays, his paintings of flowers have been copied to the front of notebooks, tote bags, and even coffee mugs.
Bio by: Linda Davis
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