Edward Frederick Brewtnall was a British painter and illustrator of the 19th century. He mainly used watercolours. He became famous for his depictions of British society, landscapes and as an illustrator for various renowned London newspapers. He studied painting at the Lambeth School of Art in London. As a typical Londoner of that time, he only travelled a little in England, but never stayed away from his birthplace for long.
Brewtnall loved to capture British society with oil or watercolours. ...and in doing so, he depicted all strata of society. The special thing about him was that he remained an eternal child and could never hear enough of fairy tales, sagas and stories. He could not tell or write well. Therefore he tried to show his fascination for this kind of entertainment in his works. Many of his pictures bear the name of a fairy tale (Cindarella, Little Red Riding Hood, etc.). His childlike disposition can also be seen, for example, in the title of the picture (Watch out, teacher, it's about to bite you). It depicts a teacher who visits a farm with her schoolchildren and wants to stroke the goats.
In those days, artists and craftsmen had to belong to a professional association (guild) or similar. Otherwise it was almost impossible to get good orders. One of his painter colleagues, William Henry James Boot, who had also studied painting, for example, had difficulty getting into an art society. And this, even though Boot was a master of detail and landscape painting. Boot was fortunate to be able to make up for this shortcoming through his work on the British royal family and the Crown Lands. So he had plenty of work to do. Another of her contemporaries, the Italian Marieschi, was less fortunate. Although he had good commissions, he died very young and not as wealthy as his British colleagues. Brewtnall was particularly striking for the wit and mischievousness in his work. Everybody likes to laugh and that had an effect. Brewtnall exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Society of British Arts, the Grosvenor Gallery and the Royal Watercolour Society. Both Boot and Brewtnall were members of the Royal Watercolour Society.
Brewtnall was, however, appointed a member of the Royal Society of British Arts and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. To be appointed to these two societies was a great honour. His particular talent for making painting look funny meant that he received regular commissions from the largest and most influential British newspapers, such as The Graphic, Pall Mall Magazine, The Quiver and the English Illustrated Magazine. His great advantage was above all that he was also allowed to illustrate newspapers that appeared regularly. In addition, he had the great good fortune to illustrate Barnard's edition of Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress". Thus he reached a wide audience.
Edward Frederick Brewtnall was a British painter and illustrator of the 19th century. He mainly used watercolours. He became famous for his depictions of British society, landscapes and as an illustrator for various renowned London newspapers. He studied painting at the Lambeth School of Art in London. As a typical Londoner of that time, he only travelled a little in England, but never stayed away from his birthplace for long.
Brewtnall loved to capture British society with oil or watercolours. ...and in doing so, he depicted all strata of society. The special thing about him was that he remained an eternal child and could never hear enough of fairy tales, sagas and stories. He could not tell or write well. Therefore he tried to show his fascination for this kind of entertainment in his works. Many of his pictures bear the name of a fairy tale (Cindarella, Little Red Riding Hood, etc.). His childlike disposition can also be seen, for example, in the title of the picture (Watch out, teacher, it's about to bite you). It depicts a teacher who visits a farm with her schoolchildren and wants to stroke the goats.
In those days, artists and craftsmen had to belong to a professional association (guild) or similar. Otherwise it was almost impossible to get good orders. One of his painter colleagues, William Henry James Boot, who had also studied painting, for example, had difficulty getting into an art society. And this, even though Boot was a master of detail and landscape painting. Boot was fortunate to be able to make up for this shortcoming through his work on the British royal family and the Crown Lands. So he had plenty of work to do. Another of her contemporaries, the Italian Marieschi, was less fortunate. Although he had good commissions, he died very young and not as wealthy as his British colleagues. Brewtnall was particularly striking for the wit and mischievousness in his work. Everybody likes to laugh and that had an effect. Brewtnall exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Society of British Arts, the Grosvenor Gallery and the Royal Watercolour Society. Both Boot and Brewtnall were members of the Royal Watercolour Society.
Brewtnall was, however, appointed a member of the Royal Society of British Arts and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. To be appointed to these two societies was a great honour. His particular talent for making painting look funny meant that he received regular commissions from the largest and most influential British newspapers, such as The Graphic, Pall Mall Magazine, The Quiver and the English Illustrated Magazine. His great advantage was above all that he was also allowed to illustrate newspapers that appeared regularly. In addition, he had the great good fortune to illustrate Barnard's edition of Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress". Thus he reached a wide audience.
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