Charles, Ambrose
Gender:
Male
Date and place of birth:
Unrecorded, presumed ca. 1773. Presumed London.
Date and place of death:
dec.27.02.1835. Salisbury St. Strand, Westminster, London. bur. 05.03.1835, St. Mary's, Merton, Surrey
Worked:
(fl) ca. 1789- 1797 and 1805 and 1807
Known places of work:
130 and 108 Strand, Westminster, London, and Bath, Somerset
Known techniques:
Painted on paper, ivory and glass
Known materials:
Paper,ivory and glass
Frames:
Oval fruitwood, oval hammered brass, papier mâché, jewellery settings
Signature:
Recorded
Introduction:
London-based AMBROSE CHARLES (ca. 1773-1835) crafted distinctive profiles on paper, glass and Ivory. Well regarded by collectors he was also very well regarded by himself. Relentlessly boastful self-promotion larded with scant regard for truth when advertising ever expanding, dubious, artistic 'credentials' earned him a flurry of contemporary criticism. And almost inevitably his boundless egoism saw him caricatured in a satirical print as 'Mr C, the puffing painter...'.
Charle's 'puffs' were manifold.
To be continued.
Additional research about Ambrose Charles:
Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)
Charles, Ambrose (McKechnie Section 2)Charles, Ambrose (McKechnie Section 3)
Charles, Ambrose (McKechnie Section 5)
Charles, Ambrose (McKechnie Section 6)
Source: Joll (Hon. Secretary of the Silhouette Collectors Club and Editor of the Club's newsletter)
Charles, Ambrose (SCC Newsletter November 1998)