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The Common Room / Early Kettlewells
« on: Wednesday 01 June 11 13:36 BST (UK)  »
I have been doing some research into early references to the Kettlewell surname, and have compiled all the BMDs pre-1600 ( intend to complete to 1700 soon ), and all other references, including wills, pre-1700. It also includes timelines and a story on the Kettlewell family of Pateley Bridge and Leeds. I hope it may be of use to somebody, and if you can add anything - please let me know.

http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kettlewell/index.html

Paul Kettlewell

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Richard Waller - painter
« on: Friday 21 January 11 09:46 GMT (UK)  »
Many thanks, the style is very like one or two of Waller's pictures that are on the net, and I hope like the picture that I believe is William Kettlewell.
I was recently in touch again with the curator at Leeds Art Gallery, who was hoping to try and match the portrait against the known pictures of the two Leeds mayors by Waller that are in the Civic Hall. Would you mind if I showed him this self-portrait?
Regards, Paul

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Richard Waller - painter
« on: Thursday 20 January 11 13:43 GMT (UK)  »
Hello
Would it be possible to see a copy of your self portrait of Richard Waller, I am still trying to identify a portrait of my gg-grandfather, William Kettlewell, painted by Waller in 1874. The portrait in Leeds Art Gallery which I believe to be him is unsigned, and this may help match it.
Many thanks, Paul

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Richard Waller - painter
« on: Sunday 08 August 10 07:54 BST (UK)  »
There is another obituary here in "A History of Skipton"

http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofskipton00daws#page/263/mode/1up


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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Richard Waller - painter
« on: Thursday 05 August 10 10:19 BST (UK)  »
Richard Waller gets several mentions in the Leeds Mercury in the 1870s and 80s, not sure which of these you have seen, but just in case:-

1870 - painted Charles McGaret for display in Town Hall, Larne, NI
1877 - painted Mr Joseph Holdsworth
1878 - painted Col Forter CB for Henry F Burmester of Leominster, article also states that the Town Hall contains several portraits by him of successive mayors, and that in his gallery there are pictures of Lord Cairns, Garibaldi, Phelps & Ben Webster, also a painting entitled "Mars welcoming Venus"
1882 - the portrait of the member of Leominster was Thomas Blake
1882 - exhibited portraits of Thomas Dawson and Miss Pierson at the Leeds Art Exhibition
1882 - Bond & Barwick were the solicitors for his estate
1882 - Hepper & Sons were the auctioneers for the sale of the Tools, Plant & Patents at the Moor Foundry, Elland Rd, Holbeck from the his estate

He appears to have moved his studios from Commercial St, Leeds to Tower Buildings on Woodhouse Lane, and he advertised around 1880 for students

I believe most of the Town Hall paintings were moved to the new Leeds Civic Hall in the 1930s, the Mayors department there has a list of all the portraits and the artists, and were very helpful when I spoke to them last year.

The portrait of the bearded man which I hope is William Kettlewell is about 36"x28", so may not be the self-portrait which was catalogued, and which is significantly larger.

I hope some of this is useful. Paul

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Richard Waller - painter
« on: Wednesday 04 August 10 14:13 BST (UK)  »
Hello
Have you seen the obituary " A Yorkshire Artist's Career" which filled two full columns of the Leeds Mercury in 1882. It lists many of his paintings and describes his life in detail. I have been researching a portrait done by Richard Waller in 1877 of my gg-grandfather, William Kettlewell who was a friend of Waller, which was displayed in Leeds Town Hall, and was on the inventory there in 1905. It has since disappeared, but I believe it is in the storeroom under the Art Gallery, described as "Portrait of a Bearded Man" - the curator showed it to me last year, but  the frame is now missing. It has a huge family resemblence, but unfortunately there are no markings on it which identify the sitter or artist. There are two other portraits in the Leeds collection by Waller, those of mayors Kelsall (brother-in-law of William Kettlewell ) and Marsden. In the 1976 catalogue of the Leeds Art Galleries, it states that there is a 50.8"x38.6" self-portrait of Richard Waller, donated by Capt F Somers in 1930 - I do not know if it is still there.
Best regards
Paul Kettlewell

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