James Warren Childe (1780 – 19 September 1862) was an English

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Biography

Childe was born in

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and first appears as an exhibitor in the Royal Academy in 1798. In that year he was residing at 29 Compton Street,

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with his older brother Elias Childe. He was also the brother of

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maker

Henry Langdon Childe Henry Langdon Childe (1781–1874) was an English showman, known as a developer of the magic lantern and dissolving views, a precursor of the dissolve in cinematic technique. While the priority question on the technical innovations Childe used i ...

. His first exhibited works were

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, chiefly taken from London and the immediate neighborhood. He first appears as a miniature painter in 1815, and seems to have thenceforth adopted that particular line exclusively. From that year to 1853 he was a constant exhibitor of miniatures at the Royal Academy, and also at the Suffolk Street gallery. Most of his exhibited works were portraits of best known and most popular actors and actresses of the day.

Family

He married Ann, née Banfield on 25 June 1810. His own children, who included singer

Ann Childe Seguin Ann(e) Childe Seguin (1811–1888) was a British and American opera singer who was part of the Seguin Troupe in America. Her best known role was as the lead in ''The Bohemian Girl''. Life Ann Childe was born in London on 20 April 1811. Her paren ...

and artist Maria Louisa Childe, were also favorite subjects. Childe resided the greater part of his life at 39 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, and died at Searsdale Terrace, Kensington, on 19 September 1862, aged 82. His middle name has also been listed as Wearing, Wearin or Waring.

Gallery

File:James Warren Childe, circa 1810-15 A subaltern of the 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot.jpg File:Mary Ann Paton by James Warren Childe.jpg File:Mendelssohn Bartholdy.jpg File:Portrait of a girl holding a bonnet, James Warren Childe.jpg File:Portrait of two gentlemen, 1817.jpg File:William Sterndale Bennett by James Warren Childe, c. 1832.jpg

References

Attribution

External links

James Warren Childe at artnet.com
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