- 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.
References
- This article incorporates text from the article "BENTLEY, Charles" in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers by Michael Bryan, edited by Robert Edmund Graves and Sir Walter Armstrong, an 1886-1889 publication now in the public domain.
- Lee, Sidney (Ed). Dictionary of national biography, volume 4 (1885) p. 305.
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 Collection)
- Charles Bentley on Artnet
- Scarborough Castle from the South Bay (Watercolour - Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery)
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