George Zobel
(1810-1881), PrintmakerArtist associated with 55 portraits
Engraving after 'Men of Science Living in 1807-8'
by George Zobel, and William Walker
engraving, 1862
NPG 1075a
by George Zobel, after Thomas Musgrove Joy
mezzotint, mid 19th century
NPG D36656
by George Zobel, after James Curnock
mezzotint, mid 19th century
NPG D38139
Edward Jervis Jervis, 2nd Viscount St Vincent
by George Zobel, published by James Gundry, published by Ackermann & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, mid 19th century
NPG D40018
by George Zobel, after Thomas Richard Williams
mezzotint, mid 19th century
NPG D34470
by George Zobel, after Colvin Smith
stipple and line engraving, circa 1845
NPG D35111
Thomas Grosvenor Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton
by George Zobel, after Heinrich von Angeli
mezzotint, after 1845
NPG D37045
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant
stipple engraving, published 1850
NPG D33273
by George Zobel, after John Closterman
mezzotint, circa 1850s-1870s
NPG D40770
by George Zobel, after John Closterman
mezzotint, circa 1850s-1870s
NPG D3979
Hon. Frances Anna Georgiana Kinnaird (née Ponsonby)
by George Zobel, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1 November 1851
NPG D36881
Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover
by George Zobel, after Frederick Yeates Hurlstone
mezzotint, 1851-1881
NPG D3585
Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto
by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1851
NPG D5690
Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto
by George Zobel, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1 November 1851
NPG D7735
by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1851
NPG D7798
Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover
by George Zobel, after Frederick Yeates Hurlstone
mezzotint, 1851-1881
NPG D8916
by George Zobel, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, 1852
NPG D36249
James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury
by George Zobel, after James Godsell Middleton
mezzotint, (1852)
NPG D38170
Thomas Grimston Bucknall Estcourt
by George Zobel, printed by Thomas Brooker, after Henry William Pickersgill
mixed-method engraving, 1853 or after
NPG D36584
Constance Grosvenor (née Sutherland-Leveson-Gower), Duchess of Westminster
by George Zobel, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Théodore Gudin
mixed-method engraving, published 31 March 1853
NPG D37829
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Rosalie Zobel
13 May 2018, 12:34
George Zobel is my great, great grandfather. He was the son of Benjamin Zobel, an immigrant from Memmingen, Bavaria, Germany, who was table decker to King George the 3rd. Benjamin discovered a way to fix onto paper his sand paintings, which he produced in the middle of the Royal banquet table. He kept the method secret, so sand painting died out. I heard from my grandfather that George was a respected artist who made quite a lot of money from engravings, which were the equivalent of high-end portrait photography today. George spent a lot of his earnings on parties and weekends with friends in Brighton. He was said to have been an excellent billiards player, and entered national competitions. When he won, he took all his friends by carriage to the seaside. He also lost a lot of money on a border dispute with his neighbour, so was never rich. He regularly visited his family in Germany by boat and train. On one trip he helped an old lady, Mrs Jenkins. She left him an inheritance, so he changed his name to George James Jenkins Zobel.
Vic Gibbs
19 November 2020, 03:30
While not directly related, this part of the Zobel family is in my extended family tree. The connection is through Elizabeth Windall, Benjamin's wife. Unfortunately I'm going to throw some cold water on family lore. George James Jenkins Zobel was baptised with this name On December 29, 1811 at Chelsea.
On a further note I was wondering if there are any people out there who are familiar with the technique and style of the artist? I will make a long story very short so as not to bore. There are paintings of my gggrandparents that were created in the 1840s purportedly by a friend of the family. There are no signatures on these works as they were provided as a personal gift and the artist did not want to sign them and create a monetary value for the works. This has been a family mystery for close to 200 years now. Any assistance in determining if they might be by George would be most appreciated.