Sunday, April 2, 2023

Charles Buchel
(1872 - 1950)
 
Charles Buchel was a British artist born in Mainz, Germany, but immigrated to England as a child. Buchel studied art at the Royal Academy Schools. He was hired by the actor-manager, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in 1898, and worked with him for sixteen years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Buchel


Herbert Beerbohm Tree as King John in King John by William Shakespeare
1900
Oil on canvas
218 x 147 cm
Victoria and Albert museum
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O85204/herbert-beerbohm-tree-as-king-painting-buchel-charles/

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