James Hewlett (1768–1836) was an English flower-painter.
Life
James Hewlett, born on 15 September 1768, was the son of a gardener and an associate in boyhood of
John Britton, the Wiltshire antiquary. He practised chiefly at
Bath
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Plac ...
, painting flowers in water-colours, which are noted for good drawing, colour, and botanical accuracy. He occasionally painted other subjects, such as
gipsies
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, and contributed to the
Royal Academy
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and other exhibitions.
[Cust 1891, p. 309.]
Death
He died at Park House,
Isleworth
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, on 18 August 1836, and was buried in
Isleworth Church, where a monument was erected by his widow.
Works
* London (
Victoria and Albert Museum): ''Flowers'' (5 paintings).
Likenesses
* James Hewlett, ''self-portrait'', oils (middle-aged),
Victoria Art Gallery
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, Bath;
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, ''profile pencil drawing'', Victoria Art Gallery, Bath.
Identity
Another painter of the same name, whose relationship is undetermined, practised at Bath at an earlier date.
Queen Charlotte visited his studio in 1817. It is difficult to distinguish their works. The elder Hewlett died at Notting Hill, London, in 1829. The sister of one was the wife of
Benjamin Barker.
[Cust 1891, p. 310.]
References
Citations
Bibliography
*
* Peach, Annette (2004)
"Hewlett, James (1768–1836), flower painter In ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. Oxford University Press.
* Oliver, Valerie Cassel, ed. (2011)
"Hewlett, James" In ''
Benezit Dictionary of Artists''. Oxford University Press.
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1768 births
1836 deaths
18th-century English painters
19th-century English painters
English watercolourists