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Painters of Wallingford - Charles Robert Leslie

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Charles Robert Leslie (1794-1859) was born in London, of American parents from Maryland. His father was a clock and watchmaker, and represented his company in England. His family returned to America (Philadelphia) in 1800, but his father died in 1804. He was initially apprenticed to a bookseller, nut was able to travel to London in 1811, bearing a letter of introduction to Benjamin West, President of the Royal Academy. He studied at the Royal Academy schools, and became an associate of the Royal Academy in 1821. He was elected an academician in 1826. He was known as a painter of the literary and narrative genres.

He married in 1825. In 1833 he took up the position of Teacher of Drawing at the West Point Military Academy. In 1848 he became Professor of Painting at the Royal Academy, where he wrote a book, Handbook for Young Painters, based upon his lectures. His autobiography, edited by Tom Taylor, was published in 1860.

Charles Robert Leslie was a contemporary of John Constable. He wrote a biography of Constable, published in 1843, and painted a portrait of him, which hangs at the Royal Academy, London. Constable's letters to Charles Robert Leslie were published in 1931.

Works by Charles Robert Leslie include the following.

bulletSaul and the Witch of Endor
bulletRoger de Coverley going to church accompanied by the Spectator (1817-18)
bulletMay Day in the time of Queen Elizabeth (1821)
bulletUncle Toby and the Widow Wadman, 1842 Tate Gallery.
bulletThe Queen Receiving the Sacrament after the Coronation.
bulletVarious characters from Don Quixote, which may be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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