Charles Eamer Kempe | |
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 Kempe in 1860 | |
| Born | 29 June 1837 Ovingdean Hall, East Sussex, England |
| Died | 29 April 1907 (aged 69) Nottingham Place, London, England |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Oxford |
| Known for | Designer and manufacturer of stained glass |
Charles Eamer Kempe (29 June 1837 – 29 April 1907) was a British Victorian era designer and manufacturer of stained glass. His studios produced over 4,000 windows and also designs for altars and altar frontals, furniture and furnishings, lychgates and memorials that helped to define a later nineteenth-century Anglican style. The list of English cathedrals containing examples of his work includes: Chester, Gloucester, Hereford, Lichfield, Wells, Winchester and York.[1] Kempe's networks of patrons and influence stretched from the Royal Family and the Church of England hierarchy to the literary and artistic beau monde.[2]
- ^ Barlow, Adrian (June 2010). "Kempe in Sussex". South Down Living.
- ^ Barlow, A. (30 August 2018). Kempe: The Life, Art and Legacy of Charles Eamer Kempe. Lutterworth Press. ISBN 9780718894634.
...his (Kempe's) networks of patrons and influence, which stretched from the Royal Family and the Church of England hierarchy to the literary and artistic beau monde.