George de Paris – Documenting the life and work of 19th Century Sussex artist George de Paris

Resignation of Mr. G. de Paris

In November 1907—following his re-election as Chairman of the Fine Arts Sub-Committee of the Library, Museum and Fine Arts Committee of the County Borough of Brighton—George announced his…

Birth Certificate of Jacob George de Paris

George was born in Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France on 1 January 1829, at 8 o’clock in the morning. He was the son of Pierre Abraham de Paris—a language teacher…

St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Warbleton

This simple painting shows the north-facing wall of St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Warbleton in the year 1890. There is limited environmental detail, bringing the viewer’s focus to…

St Mary’s Church, Climping

This south-east view of St Mary’s Church at Climping, West Sussex (also known as Clymping) is dated 1853 in the lower right corner. There is some confusion about…

Supplementary Catalogue of the Old Parish Churches of Sussex

Published by George at an unknown date, this catalogue documents works that were missed or painted after the original Catalogue of One Thousand Original Studies in Water Colours…

Catalogue of One Thousand Original Studies in Water Colours of the 313 Old Parish Churches of Sussex, from the Year 1850

In 1899, George published his first catalogue documenting more than one thousand paintings of Sussex Parish Churches. I discovered the catalogue from a WorldCat search almost a decade…