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George Philip Reinagle (1802 – 6 December 1835) was an English marine painter.
Life edit
George Philip Reinagle was born in 1802 and was the third son of painter Ramsay Richard Reinagle. He began painting under the tutelage of his father, though would mostly develop his skills by studying the works of Ludolf Backhuysen and Willem van de Velde. Reinagle would paint with oil as well as watercolours. In 1822, he presented his work for the first time at the Royal Academy, showing a portrait of a gentleman. He would then exhibit Ship in a Storm firing a Signal of Distress and a Calm in 1824, and A Dutch Fleet of the Seventeenth Century coming to Anchor in a Breeze the following year.[1]
In 1827, he witnessed the battle of Navarino and would subsequently paint a number of paintings depicting the battle such as Illustrations of the Battle of Navarin and Illustrations of the Occurrences at the Entrance of the Bay of Patras between the English Squadron and Turkish Fleets 1827. In 1834, Reinagle produced Admiral Napier's Glorious Triumph over the Miguelite Squadron after travelling with Admiral Charles Napier's fleet.[1]
Reinagle's works have been showcased at the British Institution, and the Society of British Artists.[1]
Reinagle died on 6 December 1835 in Camden Town, London at the age of 33.[1]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d Graves, R. E. (1896). "Reinagle, George Philip (1802–1835), marine painter". Dictionary of National Biography Vol. IIL. Smith, Elder & Co. Retrieved 27 February 2008. The first edition of this text is available at Wikisource: . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
References edit
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Reinagle, George Philip". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
External links edit
Media related to George Philip Reinagle at Wikimedia Commons