Edward Henry Corbould
BiographyEdward Henry Corbould (December 5, 1815–January 18, 1905) was a British artist, noted as a historical painter and watercolourist.
Born in London, he was son of Henry Corbould and grandson of Richard Corbould, both painters. He was a pupil of Henry Sass and a student at the Royal Academy. In 1842 his watercolour of The Woman taken in Adultery was purchased by Albert, Prince Consort, and nine years later he was appointed instructor of historical painting to the Royal Family, which he continued for twenty-one years. He was married three times: in September 1839 to Fanny Jemima (died 1850), daughter of the engraver Charles Heath, by whom he had three daughters, one of whom, Isabel Fanny (Mrs. G. H. Heywood), had two daughters who were artists, Mrs. Eveline Corbould-Ellis and Mrs. Weatherley; in August 1851 to Anne Middleton Wilson (died 1866), by whom he had two sons, Ridley Edward Arthur Lamothe (1854–1887) and Victor Albert Louis Edward (born 1866); in January 1868 to Anne Melis Sanders, by whom he had one son and one daughter. Corbould died at Kensington and has a memorial tablet in St. Mary Abbots church in Kensington, London. His grandson was the noted designer Leonard Wyburd.
Corbould was known for his water-colours, in which he produced subjects illustrating literature (mainly from Chaucer, Spenser, and Shakespeare), history, and daily life. A few of his pictures are in oils, and he also produced drawings for book illustrations. Many of his works were acquired by Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and his royal pupils.
Bibliography (relevant to books published by Travelyn Publishing only)
The Rye House Plot; or, Ruth, the Conspirator’s Daughter (1853)
Other links
Corbould.com
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