Paul Jacob Naftel

Paul Jacob Naftel (1817-1891) was a watercolour painter from Guernsey, the only Guernsey-born professional painter of the 19th century.[1]

Biography

Paul Jacob 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]

He died in Strawberry Hill near London on 13 September 1891.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3  Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). "Naftel, Paul Jacob". Dictionary of National Biography 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Artists: Naftel, Paul Jacob". Guernsey Museums & Galleries. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
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