Samuel Colman (British painter)
Samuel Colman, also Samuel Coleman, (1780 – 21 January 1845)[1] was an English painter, based in Bristol for most of his career.
- For the American painter (1832–1920) see Samuel Colman
Samuel Colman | |
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Born | 1780 |
Died | 1845 |
Nationality | British |
Life
In about 1815 Colman moved from Yeovil to Bristol, where he lived until around 1840. He worked as a portrait painter and drawing-master in the city, as well as painting minutely detailed Romantic, Biblical and genre scenes.[2]
He was a religious Nonconformist who worshipped at the Castle Green Independent Chapel and the Zion Chapel in Bedminster, and his faith was central to his work;[2] some of his paintings, such as his The Destruction of the Temple (Tate Gallery), which shows the ruination of a Gothic cathedral, being criticisms of the Church of England.[3] His apocalyptic paintings have drawn comparisons to those of John Martin.[4]
He signed works as Colman and alternatively Coleman.
External links and references
- The Oxford Dictionary of Art. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-19-860476-1.
- "Samuel Colman Saint James's Fair, detail". Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- "Samuel Colman at the Tate". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- "Samuel Colman Brief Bio". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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