George Zobel
(1810-1881), PrintmakerArtist associated with 57 portraits
by George Zobel, published by Henry Bellerby, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Adolphus Robert Venables
mezzotint, published 24 May 1853
NPG D38230
Sir Charles Augustus Murray and an unknown boy
by George Zobel, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Willis (Willes) Maddox
mezzotint, published 1 July 1853
NPG D39108
by George Zobel, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, published by Robert Roe, possibly after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 2 January 1854
NPG D36538
by George Zobel, published by John Mitchell, after Leonida Caldesi
stipple and line engraving, published 21 May 1855
NPG D34280
by George Zobel, published by John Mitchell, after Leonida Caldesi
mezzotint, published 21 May 1855
NPG D34987
Giovanni Matteo de Candia (Mario)
by George Zobel, printed by Thomas Brooker, published by John Mitchell, after Leonida Caldesi
mezzotint, published 21 May 1855
NPG D38223
by George Zobel, printed by Thomas Brooker, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Antoine Claudet
mezzotint, published 7 March 1855
NPG D38977
James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
by George Zobel, after Henry Wyndham Phillips
mezzotint, published 1856
NPG D32601
Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde
by George Zobel, after Henry Wyndham Phillips
mezzotint, published 1856
NPG D33540
by George Zobel, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Richard Buckner
mixed-method engraving, published 12 November 1856
NPG D36591
by George Zobel, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Richard Buckner
mezzotint, published 12 November 1856
NPG D38046
James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
by George Zobel, after Henry Wyndham Phillips
mezzotint, published 1856
NPG D1224
by George Zobel, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after John Ponsford
mezzotint, published 16 September 1857
NPG D36477
by George Zobel, after William Gush
mezzotint, published 1858
NPG D35811
Henry Robinson-Montagu, 6th Baron Rokeby
by George Zobel, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1 March 1858
NPG D39847
by George Zobel, after William Gush
mezzotint, published 1858
NPG D4922
by George Zobel, after Richard Buckner
mezzotint, published 1858
NPG D710
Richard William Penn Curzon, 1st Earl Howe
by George Zobel, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Sir Francis Grant
mezzotint, published 1859
NPG D42611
by George Zobel, after James Rannie Swinton
mezzotint, circa 1860
NPG D40534
by George Zobel, after R. Cholmondeley
mezzotint, published 1861
NPG D38195
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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.