Charles Bentley (painter)
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Charles Bentley, a painter of coast and river scenery, in water-colours
, and engraver, was born in 1806. He was elected an associate of the Water-Colour Society
in 1834, and a full member in 1844, and constantly contributed to their annual exhibitions. His subjects are views in France, Holland, and Italy, as well as on the shores of his native country. He died of cholera 4 September 1854.
Watercolor painting
Watercolor or watercolour , also aquarelle from French, is a painting method. A watercolor is the medium or the resulting artwork in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-soluble vehicle...
, and engraver, was born in 1806. He was elected an associate of the Water-Colour Society
Royal Watercolour Society
The Royal Watercolour Society is an English institution of painters working in watercolours...
in 1834, and a full member in 1844, and constantly contributed to their annual exhibitions. His subjects are views in France, Holland, and Italy, as well as on the shores of his native country. He died of cholera 4 September 1854.
Further reading
- Roe, Frederic Gordon. Charles Bentley, member of the "Old Water-Colour" Society (London, Walker's Galleries, 1921).
External links
- Works by Bentley (Government Art CollectionGovernment Art CollectionThe United Kingdom's Government Art Collection places works of art in major Government buildings in the UK and around the world to promote British art, culture and history....
) - Charles Bentley on Artnet
- Scarborough Castle from the South Bay (Watercolour - Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery)