Charles de Lacy explained

Charles de Lacy
Birth Name:Charles John de Lacy
Birth Date:1856
Birth Place:Sunderland, County Durham
Death Date:13 December 1929 (aged 73)[1]
Death Place:Epsom, Surrey
Nationality:British
Known For:Marine art
Training:The National Gallery

Charles John de Lacy (1856 – 13 December 1929) was one of the foremost British marine artists of his period. He was especially known for his warship imagery and was regularly commissioned by Elswick, Tyne and Wear shipbuilder W. G. Armstrong Whitworth.

Life

Son of Robert de Lacy, a professor of music, and his wife Eliza, Charles de Lacy was born in 1856 in Sunderland, County Durham, and grew up in the Bishopwearmouth area of the city. Although he would do much work in that area, by 1870 his family had relocated from the North East of England to Lambeth in London.[2] While in Lambeth he married Alice Harriet Hill in 1880 and they had two daughters, Constance Rosamond De Lacy (b. 1881) and Irene Valerie Cristoforo De Lacy (b. 1901).[2] In the matter of his death 1936 is often cited; however, the evidence suggests 1929 is correct. He died in Epsom, Surrey.

He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1889,[3] having undertaken training at The National Gallery. Magazines such as The Illustrated London News were among early patrons.

Sources vary regarding the correct spelling of the surname: "de Lacy" or "de Lacey". Three of the cited sources say "de Lacy" (including Art UK). The Royal Museums at Greenwich (including the National Maritime Museum) use both forms.[4] In the 1911 census entry in his own hand is written Charles John De Lacy and he says of himself "Artist, Painter and Press artist".[5]

Individual notable works

Much of his work was done as book illustration or as commercial art for shipbuilders. Amongst major publishing names who used his material were Frederick Warne & Co, Thomas Nelson, Cassell, Methuen Publishing and S.P.C.K.

Selected public collections holding de Lacy material

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: Deaths . . 1 . 17 December 1929 .
  2. Web site: Charles J. de Lacy: Artist . Look and Learn History Picture Library . 27 June 2011.
  3. Web site: Charles John de Lacy (1856 – c.1936) . Ask Art . 9 June 2013.
  4. Web site: Collections: HMS Vindictive at Zeebrugge, 23 April 1918 . Royal Museums Greenwich . 9 June 2013.
  5. Web site: 1911 Charles De Lacy census return . Find my Past . 12 June 2013 . subscription .
  6. Web site: Your Paintings: The Kinfauns Castle as a Troopship. . 9 June 2013.
  7. Web site: Your Paintings: HMS Vindictive Storming Zeebrugge Mole . . 9 June 2013.
  8. Web site: The Sinking of the Lusitania. WikiGallery .
  9. Web site: National Maritime Museum catalogue search results.
  10. Web site: Royal Museums Greenwich search results . 9 June 2013 . https://archive.today/20130616002626/http://www.rmg.co.uk/search-results/?search_word=de+Lacey&x=0&y=0 . 16 June 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  11. Book: W G Armstrong Whitworth Launch Ephemera . . Item 450/1.
  12. Book: Archive item 696/7/15 . Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.
  13. Web site: Your Paintings: The Pool of London . . 9 June 2013.
  14. Web site: Your Paintings: The Destroyer Forester off Constantinople . . 9 June 2013.

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