Charles Henry Schwanfelder (1774–1837) was an English animal, landscape and portrait painter.
Charles Henry Schwanfelder | |
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 Charles Henry Schwanfelder in a painting by Joseph Wright | |
| Born | 1774 |
| Died | 1837 |
| Occupation(s) | 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]
His bust was carved by Joseph Theakston and exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1818,[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c artfact.com accessed April 2008
- ^ Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660 to 1851 by Rupert Gunnis p.385