Louis Haghe

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The New Ballroom (at Buckingham Palace), 1856.

Louis Haghe (1806-1885) was a talented lithographer and watercolour artist.

Together with William Day, (1797 - 1845) he formed Day & Haghe: The most famous early Victorian firm of lithographic printing in London in 1829.

Day and Haghe printed lithographs dealing with a wide range of subjects, such as hunting scenes, topographical views and genre depictions.

In 1838, Day and Haghe were appointed 'Lithographers to the Queen'. After William's death in 1845, the firm became known as 'Day & Son'. They were pioneers in developing the medium of the lithograph printed in colours.

From the 1850's Haghe concentrated more on his watercolours, and became president of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours from 1873 to 1884. Haghe's artistic works were achieved in spite of a deformity in his right hand since birth.