Charles Bentley

British · 1806–1854 · Painter, Printmaker

Charles Bentley, was an English watercolour painter of marine, coastal and river scenes. (Wikipedia)

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Charles Bentley, was an English watercolour painter of marine, coastal and river scenes.

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Born 1806, LondonDied 1854, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q5075555 ↗ULAN 500007312 ↗Museum works 15

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Charles Bentley, Scarborough Castle from the South Bay — **Scarborough Castle from the South Bay**1842
Birmingham Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museums Trust

Charles Bentley, Southwark Bridge — **Southwark Bridge**1828
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Bentley, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Charles Bentley, Fox Hunting: Going to Cover — **Fox Hunting: Going to Cover**1828
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Bentley, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Charles Bentley, Fox Hunting: Full Cry — **Fox Hunting: Full Cry**1828
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Bentley, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Charles Bentley, Fox Hunting: The Leap — **Fox Hunting: The Leap**1828
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Bentley, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Charles Bentley, Fox Hunting: The Death — **Fox Hunting: The Death**1828
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Bentley, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Charles Bentley, [Key to plate 2] Steeple-chasing [set of six]: St. Albans Grand Steeple Chase. 8 March 1832 — **[Key to plate 2] Steeple-chasing [set of six]: St. Albans Grand Steeple Chase. 8 March 1832**1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Bentley, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Charles Bentley, Steeple-chasing [set of six]: St. Albans Grand Steeple Chase. / 8 March 1832. Plate 3. Turning an Angle... — **Steeple-chasing [set of six]: St. Albans Grand Steeple Chase. / 8 March 1832. Plate 3. Turning an Angle...**1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Bentley, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Charles Bentley, Going to Cover, from the series Fox Hunting — **Going to Cover, from the series Fox Hunting**1828 · Hand-colored etching and aquatint on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe and William McCall…

Charles Bentley, Full Cry, from the series Fox Hunting — **Full Cry, from the series Fox Hunting**1828 · Hand-colored etching and aquatint on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe and William McCall…

Charles Bentley, The Leap, from the series Fox Hunting — **The Leap, from the series Fox Hunting**1828 · Hand-colored etching and aquatint on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe and William McCall…

Charles Bentley, The Death, from the series Fox Hunting — **The Death, from the series Fox Hunting**1828 · Hand-colored etching and aquatint on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe and William McCall…

Charles Bentley, A Rich Scene, from Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase — **A Rich Scene, from Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase**published 1830 · Color aquatint on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe and William McCall…

Charles Bentley, Climax of Disaster, from Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase — **Climax of Disaster, from Grand Leicestershire Steeplechase**published 1830 · Color aquatint on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe and William McCall…

Charles Bentley, Pope's Villa, Twickenham — **Pope's Villa, Twickenham**1828 · aquatint
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Hays Gries — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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