{"title":"Buchel, Charles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Buchel (1872-1950)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a British artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuchel was born Karl August Büchel 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuchel painted several portraits of Tree, and also designed theatrical programmes and advertising posters for the theatre. He drew many illustrations for the theatre magazines of his day. Buchel is best remembered for having painted many of the stage stars of his era, including Lily Langtry, Henry Irving and George Alexander.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuchel was married in Marylebone to Janet Edward Buyers in 1897. They had three sons: William Brian in 1900, Charles Anthony in 1903 (who died as an infant), and Philip Stuart in 1906.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the exact date is unknown, Charles Buchel died in 1950 at 78 years old.  His life work can be found at the Museum of London, the National Portrait Gallery, RADA, the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, the V\u0026amp;A, The Wilson and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"buchel-charles-1872-1950-he-came-to-her-1927","title":"Buchel, Charles (1872-1950) - He came to her 1927","description":"\u003cp\u003eIllustration by Charles Buchel showing a man and a woman on the verge of an embrace in the moonlight. It featured in the Children's Play-Hour Book from 1927, which was published by Longmans, Green \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image, in JPEG format, that is 600dpi and 3760 pixels wide by 4784 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca title=\"Charles Buchel\" href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/buchel-charles\"\u003eCharles Buchel\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53043534922058,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Buchel_Charles_1872-1950_-TheChildren_sPlayHourBook1927-Hecametoher_main.jpg?v=1760389053"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Buchel_Charles_1872-1950-1482742.jpg?v=1760389019","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/buchel-charles.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}