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Philip Gilbert Hamerton (10 September 1834 – 4 November 1894) was an English artist, art critic and author. He was a keen advocate of contemporary printmaking and most of his writings concern the graphic arts. He was an important theorist of the English Etching Revival.
Hamerton was born at Laneside, a hamlet near Shaw and Crompton, Lancashire, England. His mother died giving birth to him, and his father died ten years later. When he was about five, he was sent to live with his two aunts at an estate called the Hollins[1] on the edge of Burnley, where he attended Burnley Grammar School.[2]
Hamerton's first literary attempt, a volume of poems, was unsuccessful, leading him to devote himself for a time entirely to landscape painting; he camped out in the Scottish Highlands, where he eventually rented the former island of Inistrynich in Loch Awe, upon which he settled with his wife Eugénie Gindriez, the daughter of a French republican magistrate, in 1858.
Discovering after a time that he was more suited to art criticism than painting, he moved to Sens and later to Autun,[3] where he produced his Painter's Camp in the Highlands (1863), which was very successful and prepared the way for his standard work on Etching and Etchers (1866). In the following year he published Contemporary French Painters, and in 1868 a continuation, Painting in France after the Decline of Classicism.
He had by now become art critic to the Saturday Review, which necessitated frequent visits to England, forcing him to give it up. He proceeded in 1870 to establish and edit an art journal of his own, The Portfolio, a monthly periodical, each number of which included of a monograph upon some artist or group of artists, often written by him. The journal championed printmaking, especially etching. He selected and wrote the accompanying text for Etchings by French and English Artists (London: Seeley, 1874) which included work by Alphonse Legros and Léon Gaucherel. The discontinuation of his painting gave him time for writing, and he successively produced The Intellectual Life (1873), perhaps the best known and most valuable of his writings; Round my House (1876), notes on French society by a resident; and Modern Frenchmen (1879), admirable short biographies. He also wrote two novels, Wenderholme (1870) and Marmorne (1878).
In 1884 Human Intercourse, another volume of essays, was published, and shortly afterwards Hamerton began his autobiography, which he brought down to 1858. In 1882 he issued a finely illustrated work on the technique of the great masters of various arts, under the title of The Graphic Arts, and three years later another splendidly illustrated volume, Landscape, which traces the influence of landscape upon the mind of man. His last books were: Portfolio Papers (1889) and French and English (1889). In 1891 he removed to the neighbourhood of Paris, where he died suddenly in Boulogne-sur-Mer, occupied to the last with his labours on The Portfolio and other writings on art.
In 1896 was published Philip Gilbert Hamerton: an Autobiography, 1834–1858; and a Memoir by his wife, 1858–1894.
Notes
^Jack Nadin's Burnley history site Archived 3 September 2012 at archive.today Accessed 2010
^Hamerton, Philip Gilbert (1897). Philip Gilbert Hamerton, an Autobiography. London: Seeley & Co., p. 20.
^Meyer, Herrmann Julius (1885). Meyers Konversations-lexikon. Eine Encyklopädie des allgemeinen Wissens. University of California. Leipzig, Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hamerton, Philip Gilbert". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Marie Czach (1985). Philip Gilbert Hamerton: Victorian Art Critic, unpublished PhD dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Autun, Philip Gilbert Hamerton, Préface et postface Coline Béry, illustrations Anne Vanier, Collection Corde Raide 2019.
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Hamerton by A H Palmer Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditHamerton was born at Laneside a hamlet near Shaw and Crompton Lancashire England His mother died giving birth to him and his father died ten years later When he was about five he was sent to live with his two aunts at an estate called the Hollins 1 on the edge of Burnley where he attended Burnley Grammar School 2 Career Edit The Lake etching 1875 Hamerton s first literary attempt a volume of poems was unsuccessful leading him to devote himself for a time entirely to landscape painting he camped out in the Scottish Highlands where he eventually rented the former island of Inistrynich in Loch Awe upon which he settled with his wife Eugenie Gindriez the daughter of a French republican magistrate in 1858 Discovering after a time that he was more suited to art criticism than painting he moved to Sens and later to Autun 3 where he produced his Painter s Camp in the Highlands 1863 which was very successful and prepared the way for his standard work on Etching and Etchers 1866 In the following year he published Contemporary French Painters and in 1868 a continuation Painting in France after the Decline of Classicism He had by now become art critic to the Saturday Review which necessitated frequent visits to England forcing him to give it up He proceeded in 1870 to establish and edit an art journal of his own The Portfolio a monthly periodical each number of which included of a monograph upon some artist or group of artists often written by him The journal championed printmaking especially etching He selected and wrote the accompanying text for Etchings by French and English Artists London Seeley 1874 which included work by Alphonse Legros and Leon Gaucherel The discontinuation of his painting gave him time for writing and he successively produced The Intellectual Life 1873 perhaps the best known and most valuable of his writings Round my House 1876 notes on French society by a resident and Modern Frenchmen 1879 admirable short biographies He also wrote two novels Wenderholme 1870 and Marmorne 1878 In 1884 Human Intercourse another volume of essays was published and shortly afterwards Hamerton began his autobiography which he brought down to 1858 In 1882 he issued a finely illustrated work on the technique of the great masters of various arts under the title of The Graphic Arts and three years later another splendidly illustrated volume Landscape which traces the influence of landscape upon the mind of man His last books were Portfolio Papers 1889 and French and English 1889 In 1891 he removed to the neighbourhood of Paris where he died suddenly in Boulogne sur Mer occupied to the last with his labours on The Portfolio and other writings on art In 1896 was published Philip Gilbert Hamerton an Autobiography 1834 1858 and a Memoir by his wife 1858 1894 Notes Edit Jack Nadin s Burnley history site Archived 3 September 2012 at archive today Accessed 2010 Hamerton Philip Gilbert 1897 Philip Gilbert Hamerton an Autobiography London Seeley amp Co p 20 Meyer Herrmann Julius 1885 Meyers Konversations lexikon Eine Encyklopadie des allgemeinen Wissens University of California Leipzig Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts References Edit This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Hamerton Philip Gilbert Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press Marie Czach 1985 Philip Gilbert Hamerton Victorian Art Critic unpublished PhD dissertation University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Autun Philip Gilbert Hamerton Preface et postface Coline Bery illustrations Anne Vanier Collection Corde Raide 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philip Gilbert Hamerton Works by or about Philip Gilbert Hamerton at Wikisource Works by Philip Gilbert Hamerton at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Philip Gilbert Hamerton at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en 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