Anne Brettingham De Carle 22 November 1764 - 30 September 1815 Still Life Florale Gouache

Anne Brettingham de Carle November 22, 1764 - September 30, 1815 Floral still life GOUACHE 62 x 52 cm In the original frame A gouache signed formerly in our collection. On February 7, 1786, Anne de Carle married the classmate of her brother James Sowerby (1757-1822). Sowerby was the son of engraver John Sowerby and his wife Arabella Goodreed. In 1771, at the age of 14, he joined the studio of marine painter Richard Wright (1735–1775?) As an apprentice. When he suffered a stroke after a short time, Sowerby switched to William Hodges. On December 1, 1777, Sowerby began at the Royal Academy of Arts in London to study art with an emphasis on miniature painting. It was precisely these skills that struck William Curtis, who immediately hired him as an illustrator for his Flora Londonensis. Working with Curtis, Sowerby also became acquainted with botanists Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle and William Withering, for whom he also later worked. Through his classmate, Robert de Carle in Norwich Sowerby came into contact with natural scientists such as James Edward Smith and Dawson Turner (1775-1858). From this meeting in the years 1790 to 1814, English Botany, which is known today as "Sowerbys Botany", was established. On February 7, 1786, Sowerby married the sister of his comrade Carle, Anne de Carle. With her he had nine children, including James de Carle Sowerby and George Brettingham Sowerby I (1788-1854). Both continued his work after Sowerby's death. As a result of his artistic work, Sowerby was named a "Fellow" by the Linnean Society of London in 1793 and was accepted as a full member five years later. During these years, Sowerby also befriended scientist Joseph Banks. Sowerby's wife died in September 1815. In December 1820 he married Mary Catherine Reynolds (* 1769), daughter of Admiral John Reynolds (1713–1788). James Sowerby died on 25 October 1822 after a long illness at the age of 65 at his home in Lambeth, London. Inv.Nr. 0.977 € 2,875