| Louis Haghe | |
| Born | 1806 |
| Died | 1885 |
| Field | lithographic printing |
Louis Haghe (March 17, 1806, Tournai, Belgium - March 9, 1885, Surrey) was a lithographer and watercolour artist. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tournai (in Dutch Doornik, in Latin: Tornacum) is a Walloon City and municipality of Belgium The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. Lithography is a method for Printing using a plate or stone with a completely smooth surface Watercolor ( US) or Watercolour ( UK) (and "aquarelle" in French is a Painting method
His father and grandfather had practised as architects. Training in his teens in watercolour painting, he found work in the relatively new art of lithography when the first press was set up in Tournai. He visited England to find work, and settled there permanently in 1823.
Together with William Day (1797 - 1845), around 1830 he formed the partnership Day & Haghe, which became the most famous early Victorian firm of lithographic printing in London. William Rufus Day ( April 17, 1849 &ndash July 9, 1923) was an American diplomat and jurist who served for nineteen years as
Day and Haghe printed lithographs dealing with a wide range of subjects, such as hunting scenes, topographical views and genre depictions.
In 1838, Day and Haghe were appointed 'Lithographers to the Queen'. After William's death in 1845, the firm became known as 'Day & Son'. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common They were pioneers in developing the medium of the lithograph printed in colours.
From the 1850's Haghe concentrated more on his watercolours, and became president of the New Society of Painters in Water Colours from 1873 to 1884. Watercolor ( US) or Watercolour ( UK) (and "aquarelle" in French is a Painting method Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
Haghe's artistic works were achieved in spite of a deformity in his right hand since birth.
References
- Michael Twyman, "Haghe, Louis (1806–1885)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 16 Nov 2007
External links
- Catalogue
- A new map of Texas
- Works by or about Louis Haghe in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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