John Heaviside Clark (1771 - 1863)

John Heaviside Clark (1771 - 1863) - photo 1

John Heaviside Clark

John Heaviside Clark was a Scottish battle painter, marinist and printmaker.

Clark is best known for his aquatint engravings depicting Scottish towns, historically important for their precise attention to detail and concise clear depiction of space. He earned the nickname Waterloo Clark for his sketches of the battlefield of Waterloo, later published as color engravings.

John Clark is the author of A Practical Essay on the Art of Coloring and Drawing Landscapes with Illustrations, published in 1807, and A Practical Illustration of Gilpin's Day, with thirty color plates based on monochrome studies representing different times of day.

Date and place of birt:1771, Scotland
Date and place of death:October 1863, Edinburgh, Scotland
Period of activity: XVIII, XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Painter
Genre:History painting, Military art, Landscape painting, Marine art
Art style:Baroque, Romanticism

Creators Baroque

August Wilhelm Leu (1818 - 1897)
August Wilhelm Leu
1818 - 1897
Tranquillo Cremona (1837 - 1878)
Tranquillo Cremona
1837 - 1878
Joseph Brunner (1826 - 1893)
Joseph Brunner
1826 - 1893
Johann Friedrich Jügel (1772 - 1833)
Johann Friedrich Jügel
1772 - 1833
Antonio Tibaldi (1633 - 1684)
Antonio Tibaldi
1633 - 1684
Pieter Bout (1658 - 1719)
Pieter Bout
1658 - 1719
Antoine Berjon (1754 - 1843)
Antoine Berjon
1754 - 1843
Francesco Trevisani (1656 - 1746)
Francesco Trevisani
1656 - 1746
Charles Mellin (1597 - 1649)
Charles Mellin
1597 - 1649
Giovanni Bilivert (1585 - 1644)
Giovanni Bilivert
1585 - 1644
Jacobus Mancadan (1602 - 1680)
Jacobus Mancadan
1602 - 1680
Gortzius Geldorp (1553 - 1618)
Gortzius Geldorp
1553 - 1618
August Löffler (1822 - 1866)
August Löffler
1822 - 1866
Christian von Mechel (1737 - 1817)
Christian von Mechel
1737 - 1817
Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823 - 1900)
Jasper Francis Cropsey
1823 - 1900
Cornelis Saftleven (1607 - 1681)
Cornelis Saftleven
1607 - 1681