About John Callow
Lived 1822 – 1878 (aged 55–56). John Callow was a British painter and photographer.
John Callow (1822–1878) was an English artist.
Life John Callow was born in 1822. He was taught by his brother, the artist William Callow. He became a member of the New Watercolour Society, and an associate of the Old Watercolour Society. He was master of landscape at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, 1861–1865, and professor at Queen's College, London, 1875–1878. He painted marine subjects and landscapes, mostly in watercolour. He died in 1878 in New Cross, south-east London.
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British artist (1822-1878)
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John Callow was born in 1822 in London.
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John Callow died in 1878.
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John Callow was a painter and photographer.
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