Watercolour painter and book illustrator, born in Dickleborough, Norfolk, E England, UK. He was known for his antiquarian and architectural paintings, and for his illustrations of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley Novels.
George Cattermole (August 10, 1800 – July 24, 1868) was an English painter, chiefly in watercolours.
He was born at Dickleburgh, near Diss, Norfolk. thence he progressed into water-colour painting, becoming an associate of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1822, and a full member in 1833. In 1850 he withdrew from active connection with this society, and took to painting in oil. Among his leading works are The Murder of the Bishop of Liege, The Armourer relating the Story of the Sword, The Assassination of the Regent Murray by Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh, and (in oil) A Terrible Secret.
He was largely employed by publishers, illustrating the Waverley Novels and the Historical Annual of his brother Richard Cattermole (his scenes from the wars of Cavaliers and Roundheads in this series are among his best engraved works), and many other volumes besides. He was a friend of Charles Dickens, and collaborated on illustrations for The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge.
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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