Paul Jacob Naftel
Paul Jacob Naftel (10 September 1817 – 13 September 1891) was a watercolour painter from Guernsey, the only Guernsey-born professional painter of the 19th century.[1]
Biography
Naftel was born on 10 September 1817 in Guernsey.[2] He was a self-taught artist and taught drawing at Elizabeth College on Guernsey.[2]
Naftel was extremely prolific, producing over 1000 works during his lifetime.[1] He came to particular prominence when he recorded Queen Victoria's visit to Guernsey in 1846, with the resulting prints published in the Illustrated London News.[3] In 1856 he was elected to the Society of Painters in Water-colours.[2]
Naftel moved to London in 1870 where he had a highly successful solo exhibition at the gallery of the Fine Art Society.[3] At his art studio in London he taught Rose Maynard Barton and Mildred Ann Butler.
He died in Strawberry Hill near London on 13 September 1891.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Museum's painting store: We took a look into one of Guernsey museum's painting store cupboards ahead of an exhibition of island Romantics". BBC Guernsey. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ a b "Artists: Naftel, Paul Jacob". Guernsey Museums & Galleries. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
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