ENGLEHEART, GEORGE (1752-1829)

This article appears in Volume V09, Page 455 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: EMS-EUD

ENGLEHEART, GEORGE (1752-1829) , English miniature painter, the

great

GREAT

rival of Richard Cosway, was born at Kew in October 1752, and received his artistic training first under George Barret, R.A., and then under Sir Joshua Reynolds. He started on his own account in 1773, and exhibited in that year at the Royal

Academy

ACADEMY, GREEK
ACADEMY, ROYAL

. He continued the active pursuit of his profession down to 1813, when he retired, and his fee-book, still in existence, records the names of his sitters, and the amount paid for each portrait, proving that he painted 4853 miniatures during that period of thirty-nine years, and that his professional income for many years exceeded 1200 a year. During the greater

part

PART

of his life he resided in

Hertford

HERTFORD
HERTFORD, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF

Street

STREET
STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

, Mayfair, where he lived till he retired. He died at

Blackheath

BLACKHEATH

in 1829, and was buried at Kew.
He painted George III. twenty-five times, and had a very extensive circle of patrons, comprising nearly all the important persons connected with the

court

. He made careful copies in miniature of many of the famous paintings executed by Sir Joshua Reynolds, and in some cases these constitute the only information we possess respecting portraits by Sir Joshua that are now missing. His fee-book, colours, appliances and a large collection of his miniatures still remain in the possession of his descendants.
His nephew, JOHN COX DILLMAN

ENGLEHEART

ENGLEHEART, GEORGE (1752-1829)

(1784-1862), also a miniature painter, entered George

Engleheart

ENGLEHEART, GEORGE (1752-1829)

's studio when he was but fourteen years of age. He first exhibited at the Royal

Academy

ACADEMY, GREEK
ACADEMY, ROYAL

in 18o1, and sent in altogether 157 works. He was a man of substantial means, and in his time a very popular painter, but his

health

HEALTH

broke down when he was

forty

FORTY

-four years old, and he had to relinquish the pursuit of his profession. He lived at Tunbridge Wells for some years and died there in 1862.
See George Engleheart, by G. C. Williamson and H. L. D. Engle-heart .(1902). (G. C. W.)

End of Article: ENGLEHEART, GEORGE (1752-1829)

If you wish, you can link directly to this article.

<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/EMS_EUD/ENGLEHEART_GEORGE_1752_1829_.html">
ENGLEHEART, GEORGE (1752-1829)
</a>

(Previous)
ENGLEFIELD, SIR FRANCIS (c. 1520-1596)

(Next)
ENGLEWOOD

JCSM was founded in 1997 and exists to help the community and bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that were sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA 92169
1-888-887-0417 or Email

Sponsored Advertisements

Online First Aid and CPR Certification . DHA Solutions . PB Happy Hour Specials . Improvising Made Easy For Guitar and Bass . The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained . Home Equity Loans . First Aid and CPR Online . San Diego Music Lessons . 10,000 Wise Quotes and Spiritual Sayings . Blow Up Your Site (For Free!) . San Diego DUI Lawyers . Jason Gastrich . Jordan Faith Gastrich . Divorce Secrets Revealed . Post Your Ad Link Free . San Diego Soccer Training . JCSM . Download Sermons . Custom Religious Banners, Build A Sign . Christian Singles Dating . Christian T-Shirts . Healing Christian Prayer . Bumper Authority . Personalized Blogs and Email . San Diego Haircuts . The Do the Math Diet . Stop Twitter Spam . Christian Conservative Work at Home Network . The Website of the Lord