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Charles Edmund Clutterbuck

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Charles Clutterbuck (1806–1861) was an English stained glass artist of the early Victorian era, being a younger contemporary of Thomas Willement and William Warrington

Personal life

Clutterbuck was born in London on 3 September 1806, the son of Edmund and Susannah Clutterbuck, and baptised at Christ Church, Newgate Street, on 28 September 1806.W.P.W. Phillimore (ed.) (1894), Gloucestershire Notes and Queries: An Illustrated Quarterly (vol. 5), p. 511.

He married Hannah Kinloch in St John's Church, Waterloo on 16 October 1828.

In the national census of England, June, 1841. the family was living at Maryland Point, Stratford, Essex, and he was described as an artist, with his wife Hannah and three of their children: Helen (Helen Susannah Clutterbuck), Robert (afterwards the Rev. Robert Hawley Clutterbuck), and Charles (Charles Edmund Clutterbuck).Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841.

In the census of March 1851, Clutterbuck is more fully described as an "Artist on painted glass, employing two men, five boys and one girl." Living with him were his wife, Hannah, and five children: Helen, Robert, Charles, Hannah (Hannah Charlotte Clutterbuck), and Hugh (Hugh Jones Clutterbuck).Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851.

By 1861, Clutterbuck and his wife were at living at No. 4, Frances Place, in the parish of All Saints, West Ham. He and his son Charles Edmund Clutterbuck, are described as stained glass painters.Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861.

Clutterbuck died at Maryland Point on 5 December 1861.Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England

==Work==

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Charles Clutterbuck was a painter of miniatures, who exhibited his works at the Royal Academy.Catalogue of the Exhibition of the Royal Academy MDCCCCXXVI, p. 84|

(1826)|https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/search/search-the-collection?utf8=%E2%9C%93&all_fields=Clutterbuck&commit=SearchCatalogue of the Exhibition of the Royal Academy MDCCCCXXVII, p.31|

(1827)|https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/search/search-the-collection?utf8=%E2%9C%93&all_fields=Clutterbuck&commit=Search

He began working in stained glass in the 1830s, with the commission for his earliest known window, at St Digain's Church, Llangernyw, Conwy, being 1830.Gwydr Lliw yng Nghymru|http://stainedglass.llgc.org.uk/object/4235

Examples of his work can be seen in many churches in the South East of England and is represented at the cathedrals of Norwich and Ely, and at St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds. A large example of his work is the east window of St Anne's Limehouse, a church by Nicholas Hawksmoor which had suffered fire damage in 1850.{{cite web | url=https://www.careforstannes.org/about-the-window | title=The Great East Window }}

Examples of his work may be found in Sydney, Australia, including the east window of the Garrison Church, Millers Point.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13060226 |title=TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY FOR ENGLAND OF NEWS FROM OCTOBER 22ND TO NOVEMBER 23RD. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=23 November 1861 |access-date=24 May 2020 |page=8 |via=Trove }}Beverley Sherry|Dictionary of Stained Glass|State Library of New South Wales| https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/stained_glass

His son, Charles Edmund Clutterbuck(1839–1883) carried on the business until 1882.

==Style==

Clutterbuck employed the techniques used by 18th century stained glass artists, rather than those imitating Mediaeval stained glass favoured by Gothic revival studios. This involved painting on sections of glass that were comparatively large, using a matrix of ground glass, and then annealing the surface in a kiln. This process was sometimes not entirely successful, with the details of some windows such as those at St Anne's, Limehouse, suffering losses over the years.{{cite web | url=https://www.careforstannes.org/about-the-window | title=The Great East Window }}

Clutterbuck's windows are Classical depictions of Biblical narratives, with dynamic action and dramatic characterisation.{{cite web | url=https://www.careforstannes.org/about-the-window | title=The Great East Window }}

==Examples of Work==

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England

Wales

  • St Digain's Church, Llangernyw, Conwy CountyGwydr Lliw yng Nghymru|https://stainedglass.llgc.org.uk/person/495
  • Church of St Ffraid, Llansantffraed, Conwy CountyGwydr Lliw yng Nghymru|https://stainedglass.llgc.org.uk/person/495
  • Church of St Eurgain and St Peter, Northop, FlintshireGwydr Lliw yng Nghymru|https://stainedglass.llgc.org.uk/person/495

Australia

  • Garrison Church, Millers Point, New South Wales{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13060226 |title=TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY FOR ENGLAND OF NEWS FROM OCTOBER 22ND TO NOVEMBER 23RD. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=23 November 1861 |access-date=24 May 2020 |page=8 |via=Trove }}Beverley Sherry|Dictionary of Stained Glass|State Library of New South Wales| https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/stained_glass
  • St Thomas' Anglican Church, Mulgoa, New South Wales
  • Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney, New South Wales{{cite news |date=26 January 1860 |title=ABSTRACT OF SALES BY AUCTION THIS DAY |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28628582 |access-date=24 May 2020 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=5 |via=Trove}}
  • St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, New South Wales{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13176487 |title=ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=30 November 1868 |access-date=24 May 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove }}

References

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External links

  • [http://stainedglass.llgc.org.uk/person/495 Stained glass in Wales: Charles Clutterbuck (1806-1861) ]

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