George Cattermole
George Cattermole RWS (10 August 1800 – 24 July 1868) was a British painter and illustrator, chiefly in watercolours. He was a friend of Charles Dickens and many other literary and artistic figures.[1]
Life and work
He was born at
He was largely employed by publishers, illustrating the Cathedral Antiquities of England produced by John Britton,
Cattermole is buried in West Norwood Cemetery, near the tomb of his first employer John Britton.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 322–24.
- ^ a b This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cattermole, George". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 538–539.
- ^ Wood, James, ed. (1907). . The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.
Further reading
- Cohen, Jane R. Charles Dickens and his original illustrators (Ohio State University Press, 1980), chapter 5, p125 ff.
External links
- Works by or about George Cattermole at Internet Archive
- Biography (Victorian web)
- Works by Cattermole (Tate gallery, London)
- Works by Cattermole (Scholars' resource)
- Portrait of Cattermole (National Portrait Gallery, London)
Skeletal Group in the Rameswur, Caves of Ellora. engraved by W Kelsall for Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1832 with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon.- In Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1834, as illustrations to Letitia Elizabeth Landon's poem The Zenana.:
- Dus Awtar Caves of Ellora, engraved by William Woolnoth
- Interior of Deer Warra, Caves of Ellora, engraved by William Woolnoth
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