Henry Tanworth Wells
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Henry Tanworth Wells
His most popular painting was Victoria Regina, showing the young Queen Victoria receiving the news of her accession to the throne.
Biography
Wells was born in London on 14 December 1828, the only son of Henry Tanworth Wells (senior), a merchant, and his wife Charlotte Henman. He was baptised in St Pancras Old Church.[1] They lived in Percy Street, St Pancras from 1838 to 1854.[2] He was educated at Lancing College, Sussex.[1]
Wells first met the artist
Wells was trained as an artist in his teens, first being apprenticed to Messrs Dickinson as a draughtsman for
His popular[1] painting Victoria Regina, which depicts Victoria hearing that she had become Queen, was widely reproduced in prints and postcards during her reign.[1][7] It exists in two versions: one exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1880 (now in the Tate Gallery) and a smaller one, with a different background, painted in 1887 and later presented to Edward VII (Royal Collection).[8]
Wells was elected as a member of the Royal Academy on 30 June 1870.[9]
He died at his home, Thorpe Lodge, on Campden Hill in Kensington on 16 January 1903 and was buried in Kensal Green cemetery.[1]
Works
Among Wells' best known works are:[1]
- Victoria Regina (1880, Tate Gallery)
- Volunteers at the Firing Point (1866, Royal Academy)
- The Queen and her Judges Opening the Royal Courts of Justice (1887, Government Art Collection)
- The Duke of Devonshire (1872, Iron and Steel Institute)
- Lord Chancellor Selborne (1874, Mercers' Company)
Permanent collections
Wells's works can be found in the major art collections of England:
- British Museum[10]
- National Portrait Gallery[7]
- Tate Gallery[11]
- Royal Academy[9]
- Royal Collection[12]
- Government Art Collection[13]
- National Trust Collections[14]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g DNB, 2012.
- ^ British History Online: Percy Street. Survey of London: volume 21: The parish of St Pancras part 3: Tottenham Court Road & neighbourhood (1949), pp. 7-11. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Flanders, Judith (2 June 2012). "The pen was mightier than the brush". Book Review: The pen was mightier than the brush 2 June 2012 Judith Flanders Joanna, George and Henry: A Pre-Raphaelite Tale of Art, Love and Friendship. The Spectator. Retrieved 1 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Poë, Simon (24 August 2012). "Homage to Joanna". Apollo Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ a b Swanage Seen: Art Trail: Henry Tanworth Wells. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ She married Arthur Edmund Street, son of architect George Edmund Street.
- ^ a b National Portrait Gallery : Henry Tanworth Wells. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ ".Victoria Regina'". Royal Collection. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ a b Royal Academy : Henry Tanworth Wells. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ British Museum : Henry Tanworth Wells. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Tate Gallery : Henry Tanworth Wells. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Royal Collection : Henry Tanworth Wells. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Government Art Collection: Henry Tanworth Wells Archived 2012-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ National Trust Collections : Henry Tanworth Wells. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
Bibliography
- Bradbury, Sue (2012). Joanna, George and Henry: A Pre-Raphaelite Tale of Art, Love and Friendship. Boydell Press. ISBN 9781843836179.
- "Wells, Henry Tanworth". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36830. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Oxford DNB: Wells, Henry Tanworth