Le Havre – The Artists – Callow, William – Travel Information and Tips for France

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who painted in Le Havre. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

William Callow (1812–1908) was an English landscape painter, engraver and water colourist. He was apprenticed to the artist Copley Fielding, where he learnt the technique of plein air sketching. He went on to study under Theodore and Thales Fielding, where he learnt to colour prints and make aquatints, and was taught watercolor painting between 1825-1827.

In 1829 Thales Fielding found him work as an engraver in Paris, where he worked alongside his friend Charles Bentley. While in the French capital he was encouraged by Thomas Shotter Boys to take up watercolours again.

He travelled extensively in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, had a large number of pupils, and enjoyed favour with the royal family.

Click here to read Callow’s full bio on Wikipedia.

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1848 William Callow - Le Havre — 1848 William Callow – Le Havre

1877 William Callow - Fishing boats waiting for the tide, Port of Le Havre — 1877 William Callow – Fishing boats waiting for the tide, Port of Le Havre

TODAY: The fortified wall/tower you see above and below no longer exists.

???? William Callow - The harbour at Le Havre — ???? William Callow – The harbour at Le Havre

Lillebonne

Lillebonne lies close to Le Havre and forms part of the community.

TODAY: There are still a few towers left in Lillebonne, most of them in ruins. This might be the one he painted.

William Callow painted several other places in France, see the list below (a link “⇠” to his works will appear below when published):

Here are the painters/artists who painted in Le Havre:

Click here for a map listing all artists and where they painted in the Le Havre area.

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