Charles Bentley
- Years
- -
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Sold items
- 1
Biography
Around 1819, Bentley was apprenticed as an engraver to Theodore Fielding and worked in Paris with his brother, Newton Fielding, with whom he engraved watercolours by Richard Parkes Bonington. His style was influenced by Bonington and at this time he met William Callow, a fellow apprentice.
In 1827, Bentley set up as an engraver and illustrator. Focussing on watercolour, he was elected an associate of the Society of Painters in Water Colours in 1834, and a full member in 1843. He exhibited 209 works with the society, also exhibiting at the Society of British Artists and the New Society of Painters in Water Colours.
Bentley travelled extensively around the coasts of the British Isles, and to the Channel Islands and Normandy, together with Callow in 1836, 1840 and 1841 gathering inspiration for his marine watercolours.
His studio sale was held at Christie’s on 16 April 1855.
Bentley’s work is represented in numerous public collections, including the British Museum, V&A; and the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester.
