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He was a student at the [[Royal Academy]], and began as an engraver, but switched to painting in oils. He eventually settled down exclusively to working in water-colour.<ref name="DNB"/> He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1812. A favourite subject was coastal scenery.<ref name="Mall">H. L. Mallalieu, ''The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists Up To 1920''. Publ. Antique Collectors' Club, 1986, p. 140.</ref> |
He was a student at the [[Royal Academy]], and began as an engraver, but switched to painting in oils. He eventually settled down exclusively to working in water-colour.<ref name="DNB"/> He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1812. A favourite subject was coastal scenery.<ref name="Mall">H. L. Mallalieu, ''The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists Up To 1920''. Publ. Antique Collectors' Club, 1986, p. 140.</ref> |
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Gastineau joined the [[Society of Painters in Water-colours]] in 1818, when he exhibited for the first time. In 1821 he was elected an associate, and in 1823 a full member. He exhibited for 58 years without a break, showing eleven pictures when eighty-five years of age.<ref name="DNB"/> |
Gastineau joined the [[Society of Painters in Water-colours]] in 1818, when he exhibited for the first time. In 1821 he was elected an associate, and in 1823 a full member. He exhibited for 58 years without a break, showing eleven pictures when eighty-five years of age.<ref name="DNB"/> |
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A contemporary of [[David Cox (artist)|David Cox]], [[Copley Fielding]], [[George Cattermole]], and [[Samuel Prout]], he kept to the old manner of water-colour painting. Gastineau also devoted a great deal of his time to teaching, both privately and at various schools. Early in life he built for himself a house, Norfolk Lodge, in Cold Harbour Lane, [[Camberwell]], and lived there until his death on 17 January 1876 in his eighty-sixth year. He was then the oldest living member of the Old Society of Painters in Water-colours.<ref name="DNB"/> He left a family, one of whom, Maria Gastineau, was born in 1827 and she was also a water-colour painter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gastineau, Maria (bap. 1827, d. 1890), landscape painter|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-69043|access-date=2021-04-15|website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/69043}}</ref> |
A contemporary of [[David Cox (artist)|David Cox]], [[Copley Fielding]], [[George Cattermole]], and [[Samuel Prout]], he kept to the old manner of water-colour painting. Gastineau also devoted a great deal of his time to teaching, both privately and at various schools. Early in life he built for himself a house, Norfolk Lodge, in Cold Harbour Lane, [[Camberwell]], and lived there until his death on 17 January 1876 in his eighty-sixth year. He was then the oldest living member of the Old Society of Painters in Water-colours.<ref name="DNB"/> He left a family, one of whom, Maria Gastineau, was born in 1827 and she was also a water-colour painter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gastineau, Maria (bap. 1827, d. 1890), landscape painter|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-69043|access-date=2021-04-15|website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/69043}}</ref> |
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Like Cox, Cattermole and Prout, he was buried at [[West Norwood Cemetery]]. |
Like Cox, Cattermole and Prout, he was buried at [[West Norwood Cemetery]]. |
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Gastineau's unsold works were auctioned at Christie's on 19 May 1876.<ref name="Mall"/> |
Gastineau's unsold works were auctioned at Christie's on 19 May 1876.<ref name="Mall"/><gallery> |
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Revision as of 15:01, 6 November 2023
Henry Gastineau (1791–1876) was an English engraver and prolific painter in water-colours.[1] He was born in London to a family of Huguenot descent.[2] One of his daughters, Maria Gastineau, painted in a similar style.
Life
He was a student at the Royal Academy, and began as an engraver, but switched to painting in oils. He eventually settled down exclusively to working in water-colour.[1] He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1812. A favourite subject was coastal scenery.[3]
Gastineau joined the Society of Painters in Water-colours in 1818, when he exhibited for the first time. In 1821 he was elected an associate, and in 1823 a full member. He exhibited for 58 years without a break, showing eleven pictures when eighty-five years of age.[1]
A contemporary of David Cox, Copley Fielding, George Cattermole, and Samuel Prout, he kept to the old manner of water-colour painting. Gastineau also devoted a great deal of his time to teaching, both privately and at various schools. Early in life he built for himself a house, Norfolk Lodge, in Cold Harbour Lane, Camberwell, and lived there until his death on 17 January 1876 in his eighty-sixth year. He was then the oldest living member of the Old Society of Painters in Water-colours.[1] He left a family, one of whom, Maria Gastineau, was born in 1827 and she was also a water-colour painter.[4]
Like Cox, Cattermole and Prout, he was buried at West Norwood Cemetery.
Gastineau's unsold works were auctioned at Christie's on 19 May 1876.[3]
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References
- ^ a b c d . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- ^ Greg Smith, ‘Gastineau, Henry (1790/91–1876)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
- ^ a b H. L. Mallalieu, The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists Up To 1920. Publ. Antique Collectors' Club, 1986, p. 140.
- ^ "Gastineau, Maria (bap. 1827, d. 1890), landscape painter". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/69043. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
Further reading
- John Ramm, "Master of the Picturesque", Antique Dealer & Collectors Guide, November 1995, pp. 24–27.
External links
- Wales illustrated, in a series of views, comprising the picturesque scenery, towns, castles, seats of the nobility & gentry, antiquities, &c. (Volume 1) - Gastineau, Henry, 1791-1876
- More by Gastineau in Internet Archive
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Gastineau, Henry". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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