Charles Elder (1821 – 11 December 1851) was an English historical and

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painter. He died aged 30, at Gower Street,

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, leaving a widow and three children.''The gentleman's magazine'' (1852), Volume 37. W. Pickering (London).

Works

He first exhibited at the

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in 1844, to which he sent ''Noli me tangere'', and at the

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in 1845, sending ''Sappho''. He was a frequent contributor to exhibitions, among his works being ''Florimel'' (Royal Academy, 1846), ''The Death of

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'' (Royal Academy, 1847), ''Rosalind'' (Royal Academy, 1850), ''Jael'' (British Institution, 1850). Two of his pictures were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1852: ''On the Thames near Twickenham'' and ''An Italian Fruit Girl''. Among the portraits painted by him were those of the

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and Mr. Sheriff Nicol.

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* 1821 births 1851 deaths 19th-century English painters English male painters 19th-century English male artists {{England-artist-stub