Charles Catton
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Charles Catton
Life and work
Catton was born in
He became a member of the
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He was a founding member of the
He retired from painting some years before his death. He died at his house in Judd Place,
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His son, Charles Catton the younger (1756–1819), who was listed in Royal Academy catalogues as living at his father's house in Gate Street, gained a reputation as a scene-painter and topographical draughtsman.[3][4] He emigrated to the United States.[2] Among Catton's pupils were John Durand,[5] his own son Charles Catton the younger, his own brother James and William Owen, who became a member of the Royal Academy himself.[6]
References
- ^ Charles Catton, the Elder, R.A. (Royal Academy, London).
- ^ a b c John Chambers (1829). A General History of the County of Norfolk. Vol. 3. Norwich: John Stacy. p. 1096.
- ^ a b c d e f Stephen 1887.
- ^ a b Nos 3 and 4 Gate Street (British History Online).
- ^ David Webb Fowler. "COLONIAL AMERICAN DIGRESSIONS". davidwebbfowler.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Charles Catton | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Catton, Charles (1728-1798)". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 325.
Further reading
- Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 3 p116 (SIU Press, 1975).
External links
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- 5 artworks by or after Charles Catton at the Art UK site
- The Catton Collection (Norwich Castle Museum – 2 Jan 2010)
- Charles Catton Senior (1728–1798) (Norwich Castle Museum – 2 Jan 2010)