William Daniel Blatchly who signed his name as W. D. Blatchly (1835–1903) was a British lithographer, painter and illustrator.[1]
William Daniel Blatchly | |
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| Born | 1835 Bristol, England |
| Died | 1903 Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | lithographer and painter, artist-illustrator |
Career
editBlatchly was born in Bristol, England. He worked for the illustrated magazine Punch in London[2] where, in 1877, he transformed several of Charles Decimus Barraud's watercolours into chromolithographs for publication.[3]
In 1881 he emigrated to Canada, settling in Toronto. He worked for Rolph, Smith & Co. in 1884 and for the Toronto Lithographing Company, known as Canada's largest and most advanced lithograph company from 1885 to 1889. He then may have worked in the United States.[4][5] A drawing of him at work at the Toronto Lithographing Company by his colleague C. W. Jefferys is in the National Gallery of Canada.[6] In 1885, he illustrated The white stone canoe: a legend of the Ottawas by James D. Edgar (Toronto News Company).[7]
Blatchly is perhaps best known for his chromolithographic renderings of North West Rebellion battle-scene sketches such as the Capture of Batoche by F.W. Curzon, "Special Artist" of the Canadian Pictorial and Illustrated War News, which were published by Grip P. & P. Co. and the Toronto Lithography Company in 1885.[8]
He was elected the first president of the Toronto Art Students' League (1886-1904) and held the post till 1890,[9] and contributed prolifically to the League Calendars (1893-1904).[10][11] He was included In the Toronto Art Students' League winter exhibition of 1899.[12] His works in the show were favorably reviewed by Toronto Saturday Night, one even being called "a pleasing pleasure" by the reviewer.[12]
He exhibited his work at the Ontario Society of Artists in Toronto and was elected a member in 1885, remaining one until his death in 1903.[13] He is shown standing first on the left in a photograph of OSA members in 1889. He was also a member of the Mahlstock Club (1891).[4] He exhibited his work as well at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (1885-1903).[1]
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art Fort Worth, Texas, the McCord Museum, Montreal and the Ontario Government Collection, Toronto have his work in their collections.[14][8][15]
He died in Toronto in 1903. Blatchly's work in the Toronto Art League Calendars was included in a show about the calendars at the National Gallery of Canada library and archives in 2008, curated by Charles C. Hill.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b McMann, Evelyn (1981). Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Jefferys, C.W. (2017). ""Reminiscences of Old Litho. Life". (unpublished holograph ms. relating to period 1885–1890). From "The Old Litho Life" to "Never a Day without a Line" / De "l'atelier de lithographie traditionnel" à " celui où il ne se passe pas un jour sans un trait " by Robert Stacey". National Gallery of Canada Journal. 8 (June): 99–134. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Records". natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ a b Harper, J. Russell (1970). Early Painters and Engravers in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0802016308. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Article". millerandmillerauctions.squarespace.com. Miller and Miller Auction. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Collection". www.gallery.ca. National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Edgar, James D. "The white stone canoe : a legend of the Ottawas". library.gallery.ca. The Toronto News Company, 1885. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Collection". McCord Museum, Montreal. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ C. M. Manly, "The Toronto Art Students’ League: A Brief Chronicle," n.d. (after 1913), holograph ms., Ontario Society of Artists Papers, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
- ^ "W. D. Blatchly, Toronto Art League Calendars,". www.cwjefferys.ca. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Artists". ago.ent.sirsidynix.net. Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Toronto Art League winter exhibition: November 25th to December 9th, 1899". ago.ent.sirsidynix.net. Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Murray, Joan (1972). Ontario Society of Artists:100 Years. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario. p. 61. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Collection". www.cartermuseum.org. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Collection". www.archives.gov.on.ca. Ontario Government Collection, Toronto. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Article". www.cwjefferys.ca. Retrieved 26 September 2024.