Nathan Theodore Fielding
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Nathan Theodore Fielding (fl. 1775–1814), was an English painter.
Fielding was a native of Yorkshire, and resided near Halifax. He had a considerable local reputation, and was especially noted for his portraits of aged people, executed in Balthasar Denner
's style, with attention to the wrinkles of the skin and expression of the eyes. He subsequently came to London, and occasionally exhibited at the exhibitions of the Society of Artists
and the British Institution
. To the latter he sent in 1812 ‘The Botanist, with a Nondescript Fern,’ and ‘A Moonlight Seacoast.’ In 1814 he exhibited for the last time, sending ‘A Landscape—Morning.’
In 1801 he published a print of St. George's Church, Doncaster, which was acquainted by his son Theodore. There is a panoramic view of Stamford, Lincolnshire, entitled Hay Harvest at Stamford painted in oils by Fielding in c1780 in the Peterborough Museum collection. He occasionally etched, notably a portrait of Elias Hoyle of Sowerby in Yorkshire, at the age of 113, in 1793. Fielding had five sons, all artists, of whom four, Theodore Henry Adolphus
, Antony Vandyke Copley, Thales
, and Newton Smith Fielding
, are separately noticed.
Fielding was a native of Yorkshire, and resided near Halifax. He had a considerable local reputation, and was especially noted for his portraits of aged people, executed in Balthasar Denner
Balthasar Denner
Balthasar Denner was a German painter, highly-regarded as a portraitist. He painted mostly half-length and head-and-shoulders portraits and a few group portraits of families in interiors...
's style, with attention to the wrinkles of the skin and expression of the eyes. He subsequently came to London, and occasionally exhibited at the exhibitions of the Society of Artists
Society of Artists
The Society of Artists of Great Britain was founded in London in May 1761 by an association of artists in order to provide a venue for the public exhibition of recent work by living artists, such as was having success in the long-established Paris salons....
and the British Institution
British Institution
The British Institution was a private 19th-century society in London formed to exhibit the works of living and dead artists; it was also known as the Pall Mall Picture Galleries or the British Gallery...
. To the latter he sent in 1812 ‘The Botanist, with a Nondescript Fern,’ and ‘A Moonlight Seacoast.’ In 1814 he exhibited for the last time, sending ‘A Landscape—Morning.’
In 1801 he published a print of St. George's Church, Doncaster, which was acquainted by his son Theodore. There is a panoramic view of Stamford, Lincolnshire, entitled Hay Harvest at Stamford painted in oils by Fielding in c1780 in the Peterborough Museum collection. He occasionally etched, notably a portrait of Elias Hoyle of Sowerby in Yorkshire, at the age of 113, in 1793. Fielding had five sons, all artists, of whom four, Theodore Henry Adolphus
Theodore Henry Adolphus Fielding
Theodore Henry Adolphus Fielding was an English painter, engraver, and author.-Life:Fielding was the eldest son of Nathan Theodore Fielding...
, Antony Vandyke Copley, Thales
Thales Fielding
Thales Fielding was an English water-colour painter.-Life:Fielding was the third son of Nathan Theodore Fielding, and like his brothers is mainly known as a painter in water-colours. He was an associate exhibitor of the Royal Society of Painters in Water-colours, and for some years teacher of...
, and Newton Smith Fielding
Newton Smith Fielding
Newton Smith Fielding , was an English painter and lithographer.Fielding was born in London in 1799, was the youngest son of Nathan Theodore Fielding. He exhibited at the Society of Painters in Water-colours, sending some views in 1815, and cattle pieces in 1818. He is best known for his paintings...
, are separately noticed.